Cognome

Ghio

The strongest concentration of Ghio in US arrival records points to Liguria, with 21 of 35 arrivals (60 percent) originating there.

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 35

Top regione

Liguria

21 of 35
60 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 2

2 to 6

Persone notevoli

Notable Ghio on Wikipedia

Giuseppe Ghio
IT
1818 · Palermo
Fernando Ghio
1880 · Genova
Giovanni Ghio
IT
1901 · Sestri Levante
Enrico Ghio
IT
1923 · Genova
Gian Piero Ghio
EN IT
1944 · Agna
Valentina Ghio
EN IT
1971 · Sestri Levante

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giuseppe Ghio	1818	Palermo	IT
Fernando Ghio	1880	Genova
Giovanni Ghio	1901	Sestri Levante	IT
Enrico Ghio	1923	Genova	IT
Gian Piero Ghio	1944	Agna	EN IT
Valentina Ghio	1971	Sestri Levante	EN 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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Ghion

1 US arrivals

Ghione

2 US arrivals

Ghioni

2 US arrivals

Ghiola

1 US arrivals

Ghioli

1 US arrivals

Ghiora

1 US arrivals

Ghisio

1 US arrivals

Gighio

1 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 Ghio.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sestri Levante
11
Provincia GE
Riva Ligure
4
Provincia IM
Genova
3
Provincia GE
Portovenere
2
Provincia SP
Caraglio
2
Provincia CN
Varese
1
Provincia VA
Pisa
1
Provincia PI
Solopaca
1
Provincia BN
Trigolo
1
Provincia CR
Ziano Piacentino
1
Provincia PC
Vottignasco
1
Provincia CN
Putignano
1
Provincia BA
Arenzano
1
Provincia GE
Angri
1
Provincia SA
Alessandria
1
Provincia AL

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sestri Levante	GE	11
Riva Ligure	IM	4
Genova	GE	3
Portovenere	SP	2
Caraglio	CN	2
Varese	VA	1
Pisa	PI	1
Solopaca	BN	1
Trigolo	CR	1
Ziano Piacentino	PC	1
Vottignasco	CN	1
Putignano	BA	1
Arenzano	GE	1
Angri	SA	1
Alessandria	AL	1

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