Cognome

Grilli

The strongest concentration of Grilli in US arrival records points to Marche, with 24 of 121 arrivals (20 percent) originating there.

121

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 121

Top regione

Marche

24 of 121
20 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 2

2 to 7

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Marche2420%
Abruzzo1815%
Calabria1512%
Toscana1311%
Lazio1311%
Campania97%
Sicilia76%
Puglia54%
Basilicata43%
Veneto32%
Molise32%
Liguria22%
Umbria22%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Piemonte11%
Lombardia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Ancona
8
Provincia AN
Marliana
7
Provincia PT
Cassino
7
Provincia FR
Catanzaro
5
Provincia CZ
Fivizzano
4
Provincia MS
Sulmona
4
Provincia AQ
Teramo
4
Provincia TE
Macerata
4
Provincia MC
Soverato
4
Provincia CZ
Portogruaro
3
Provincia VE
L'Aquila
3
Provincia AQ
Vastogirardi
3
Provincia IS
Montaguto
3
Provincia AV
Chiaravalle
3
Provincia AN
Frontone
2
Provincia PU

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Ancona	AN	8
Marliana	PT	7
Cassino	FR	7
Catanzaro	CZ	5
Fivizzano	MS	4
Sulmona	AQ	4
Teramo	TE	4
Macerata	MC	4
Soverato	CZ	4
Portogruaro	VE	3
L'Aquila	AQ	3
Vastogirardi	IS	3
Montaguto	AV	3
Chiaravalle	AN	3
Frontone	PU	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Grilli on Wikipedia

Giambattista Grilli Rossi
1768 · Bologna
Anna Mignani
IT
1786 · Bologna
Giovanni Grilli
1847 · Reggio Emilia
Paolo Grilli
EN IT
1857 · Cesena
Luigi Grilli
1858 · Mondavio
Alfredo Grilli
1878 · Imola
Umberto Grilli
EN IT
1882 · Volterra
Giovanni Grilli
IT
1903 · Ravenna
Guido Grilli
IT
1905 · Foggia
Adamo Grilli
IT
1907 · Fiuminata
Vittorio Grilli
IT
1909 · Milano
Angelo Grilli
IT
1910 · Pavia
Bruno Grilli
IT
1914 · Perugia
Alberto Grilli
IT
1920 · Milano
Antonio Grilli
IT
1922 · Ascoli Piceno

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giambattista Grilli Rossi	1768	Bologna
Anna Mignani	1786	Bologna	IT
Giovanni Grilli	1847	Reggio Emilia
Paolo Grilli	1857	Cesena	EN IT
Luigi Grilli	1858	Mondavio
Alfredo Grilli	1878	Imola
Umberto Grilli	1882	Volterra	EN IT
Giovanni Grilli	1903	Ravenna	IT
Guido Grilli	1905	Foggia	IT
Adamo Grilli	1907	Fiuminata	IT
Vittorio Grilli	1909	Milano	IT
Angelo Grilli	1910	Pavia	IT
Bruno Grilli	1914	Perugia	IT
Alberto Grilli	1920	Milano	IT
Antonio Grilli	1922	Ascoli Piceno	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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Grill

2 US arrivals

Grillifa

1 US arrivals

Grillino

1 US arrivals

Grillo

710 US arrivals

Grilla

22 US arrivals

Grille

1 US arrivals

Gangrilli

5 US arrivals

Garilli

10 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 Grilli.

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