Cognome

Grassi

The strongest concentration of Grassi in US arrival records points to Molise, with 56 of 270 arrivals (21 percent) originating there.

270

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

119

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

113

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 270

Top regione

Molise

56 of 270
21 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 17

17+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Molise5621%
Abruzzo4015%
Campania3413%
Basilicata228%
Puglia207%
Lombardia176%
Lazio176%
Sicilia166%
Emilia-Romagna124%
Toscana114%
Calabria62%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol52%
Marche41%
Piemonte41%
Veneto31%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
Liguria10%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Riccia
32
Provincia CB
Gildone
20
Provincia CB
Napoli
10
Provincia NA
Pescasseroli
7
Provincia AQ
Bisegna
7
Provincia AQ
Solofra
7
Provincia AV
Ferrandina
5
Provincia MT
Faeto
5
Provincia FG
Cuggiono
5
Provincia MI
Tricarico
5
Provincia MT
Milano
4
Provincia MI
Alberobello
4
Provincia BA
Craco
4
Provincia MT
Scontrone
4
Provincia AQ
Carrara
4
Provincia MS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Riccia	CB	32
Gildone	CB	20
Napoli	NA	10
Pescasseroli	AQ	7
Bisegna	AQ	7
Solofra	AV	7
Ferrandina	MT	5
Faeto	FG	5
Cuggiono	MI	5
Tricarico	MT	5
Milano	MI	4
Alberobello	BA	4
Craco	MT	4
Scontrone	AQ	4
Carrara	MS	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Grassi on Wikipedia

Ildebrando Grassi
IT
1110 · Bologna
Giovannino de' Grassi
EN IT
1357 · Milano
Achille de Grassi
EN IT
1456 · Bologna
Paride Grassi
EN IT
1470 · Bologna
Filippo Grassi
IT
1500 · Milano
Carlo Grassi
EN IT
1519 · Bologna
Giovanni Battista Grassi
IT
1525 · Udine
Annibale Grassi
EN IT
1537 · Bologna
Bartolomeo Grassi
1553 · Roma
Orazio Grassi
EN IT
1583 · Savona
Pasquale Grassi
EN
1584 · Chioggia
Antonio Grassi
EN IT
1592 · Fermo
Francesco Grassi
1634 · Chioggia
Antonio Grassi
EN IT
1644 · Chioggia
Tarquinio Grassi
IT
1656 · Romagnano Sesia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ildebrando Grassi	1110	Bologna	IT
Giovannino de' Grassi	1357	Milano	EN IT
Achille de Grassi	1456	Bologna	EN IT
Paride Grassi	1470	Bologna	EN IT
Filippo Grassi	1500	Milano	IT
Carlo Grassi	1519	Bologna	EN IT
Giovanni Battista Grassi	1525	Udine	IT
Annibale Grassi	1537	Bologna	EN IT
Bartolomeo Grassi	1553	Roma
Orazio Grassi	1583	Savona	EN IT
Pasquale Grassi	1584	Chioggia	EN
Antonio Grassi	1592	Fermo	EN IT
Francesco Grassi	1634	Chioggia
Antonio Grassi	1644	Chioggia	EN IT
Tarquinio Grassi	1656	Romagnano Sesia	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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Di grassi

1 US arrivals

Lo grassi

1 US arrivals

Grassia

9 US arrivals

Grassio

4 US arrivals

Grassis

4 US arrivals

Grasi

9 US arrivals

Grassini

13 US arrivals

Grassino

4 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 Grassi.

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