Cognome

Greco

The strongest concentration of Greco in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 734 of 2,021 arrivals (36 percent) originating there.

2,021

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

515

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 2,021

Top regione

Calabria

734 of 2,021
36 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 22

22 to 73

73 to 220

220+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Calabria73436%
Sicilia55427%
Campania33517%
Basilicata1025%
Molise894%
Puglia573%
Lazio472%
Abruzzo332%
Piemonte191%
Lombardia90%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol70%
Emilia-Romagna70%
Liguria70%
Veneto60%
Marche50%
Umbria50%
Toscana50%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Mendicino
134
Provincia CS
Palermo
72
Provincia PA
Cerisano
60
Provincia CS
Cosenza
57
Provincia CS
Pisciotta
48
Provincia SA
Marineo
40
Provincia PA
Catanzaro
32
Provincia CZ
Napoli
31
Provincia NA
Carlopoli
25
Provincia CZ
Bagheria
25
Provincia PA
Messina
23
Provincia ME
Cefalù
21
Provincia PA
Caulonia
19
Provincia RC
Linguaglossa
19
Provincia CT
Palata
19
Provincia CB

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Mendicino	CS	134
Palermo	PA	72
Cerisano	CS	60
Cosenza	CS	57
Pisciotta	SA	48
Marineo	PA	40
Catanzaro	CZ	32
Napoli	NA	31
Carlopoli	CZ	25
Bagheria	PA	25
Messina	ME	23
Cefalù	PA	21
Caulonia	RC	19
Linguaglossa	CT	19
Palata	CB	19

Persone notevoli

Notable Greco on Wikipedia

Leonardo Orlandini
IT
1552 · Trapani
Gioachino Greco
EN IT
1600 · Celico
Paolo Greco
1650 · Napoli
Gaetano Greco
EN IT
1657 · Napoli
Gennaro Greco
EN
1663 · Napoli
Melchiorre Greco
IT
1700 · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Vincenzo Greco
IT
1739 · Crotone
Ignazio Greco
IT
1760 · Catanzaro
Felice Greco
IT
1775 · Catanzaro
Luigi Greco Cassia
IT
1815 · Siracusa
Antonio Greco
1816 · Catanzaro
Ignazio Greco
IT
1830 · Palermo
Pasquale Greco
1836 · Pizzo
Francesco Maria Greco
EN IT
1857 · Acri
Agesilao Greco
IT
1866 · Caltagirone

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Leonardo Orlandini	1552	Trapani	IT
Gioachino Greco	1600	Celico	EN IT
Paolo Greco	1650	Napoli
Gaetano Greco	1657	Napoli	EN IT
Gennaro Greco	1663	Napoli	EN
Melchiorre Greco	1700	Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto	IT
Vincenzo Greco	1739	Crotone	IT
Ignazio Greco	1760	Catanzaro	IT
Felice Greco	1775	Catanzaro	IT
Luigi Greco Cassia	1815	Siracusa	IT
Antonio Greco	1816	Catanzaro
Ignazio Greco	1830	Palermo	IT
Pasquale Greco	1836	Pizzo
Francesco Maria Greco	1857	Acri	EN IT
Agesilao Greco	1866	Caltagirone	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 greco

7 US arrivals

La greco

6 US arrivals

Lo greco

5 US arrivals

De greco

1 US arrivals

Grecco

63 US arrivals

Del greco

59 US arrivals

Grangreco

1 US arrivals

Grecoso

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 Greco.

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