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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
17
Regioni
represented
91
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Calabria
734 of 2,021
36 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Greco line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Greco arrivals came from Calabria, most often from the provincia of Cosenza. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Greco from Calabria
Most often from Cosenza (CS)
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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.
Persone notevoli
Notable Greco on Wikipedia
Leonardo Orlandini
IT1552 · Trapani
1600 · Celico
Paolo Greco
1650 · Napoli
1657 · Napoli
Gennaro Greco
EN1663 · Napoli
Melchiorre Greco
IT1700 · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Vincenzo Greco
IT1739 · Crotone
Ignazio Greco
IT1760 · Catanzaro
Felice Greco
IT1775 · Catanzaro
Luigi Greco Cassia
IT1815 · Siracusa
Antonio Greco
1816 · Catanzaro
Ignazio Greco
IT1830 · Palermo
Pasquale Greco
1836 · Pizzo
1857 · Acri
Agesilao Greco
IT1866 · Caltagirone
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Orlandini | 1552 | Trapani | IT |
| Gioachino Greco | 1600 | Celico | ENIT |
| Paolo Greco | 1650 | Napoli | |
| Gaetano Greco | 1657 | Napoli | ENIT |
| 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 | ENIT |
| 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.
Di greco
7 US arrivals
La greco
6 US arrivals
Lo greco
5 US arrivals
De greco
1 US arrivals
Grecco
63 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.