Cognome

Gheri

The strongest concentration of Gheri in US arrival records points to Veneto, with 1 of 1 arrivals (100 percent) originating there.

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1

Top regione

Veneto

1 of 1
100 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

3 to 5

Persone notevoli

Notable Gheri on Wikipedia

Goro Gheri
1470 · Pistoia
Cosimo Gheri
EN IT
1513 · Pistoia
Filippo Gheri
1520 · Pistoia
Antero Gheri
IT
1908 · Scandicci

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Goro Gheri	1470	Pistoia
Cosimo Gheri	1513	Pistoia	EN IT
Filippo Gheri	1520	Pistoia
Antero Gheri	1908	Scandicci	IT

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Gherio

1 US arrivals

Gherri

1 US arrivals

Gherico

1 US arrivals

Ghera

3 US arrivals

Gherinzi

1 US arrivals

Ghero

1 US arrivals

Ghergo

3 US arrivals

Ghersi

3 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Gheri.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Gheri was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Verona
1
Provincia VR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Verona	VR	1

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