Cognome

Licata

The strongest concentration of Licata in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 308 of 344 arrivals (90 percent) originating there.

344

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 344

Top regione

Sicilia

308 of 344
90 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 9

9 to 31

31 to 92

92+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

8 regioni represented

Sicilia30890%
Piemonte154%
Campania134%
Calabria31%
Veneto21%
Marche10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Basilicata10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
116
Provincia AG
Licata
41
Provincia AG
Montedoro
19
Provincia CL
San Giuseppe Jato
12
Provincia PA
Grotte
12
Provincia AG
Camporeale
11
Provincia PA
Sambuco
10
Provincia CN
Aragona
9
Provincia AG
Palermo
9
Provincia PA
Nicosia
9
Provincia EN
Ribera
6
Provincia AG
Serradifalco
6
Provincia CL
Partanna
5
Provincia TP
Canicattì
4
Provincia AG
Minori
4
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	116
Licata	AG	41
Montedoro	CL	19
San Giuseppe Jato	PA	12
Grotte	AG	12
Camporeale	PA	11
Sambuco	CN	10
Aragona	AG	9
Palermo	PA	9
Nicosia	EN	9
Ribera	AG	6
Serradifalco	CL	6
Partanna	TP	5
Canicattì	AG	4
Minori	SA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Licata on Wikipedia

Biagio Licata di Baucina
IT
1834 · Favara
Francesco Licata
IT
1844 · Catania
Augusto Licata
EN
1851 · Roma
Giuseppe Licata
IT
1851 · Sciacca
Giovanni Battista Licata
1856 · Napoli
Calogero Licata
IT
1872 · Aragona
Arturo Licata
IT
1902 · Enna
Vincenzo Licata
IT
1906 · Sciacca
Riccardo Licata
IT
1929 · Torino
Salvo Licata
1937 · Palermo
Giovanni Licata
1982 · Torino
Valentina Licata
1987 · Roma
Rosario Licata
EN
1989 · Sciacca
Giovanni Licata
EN IT
1997 · Agrigento

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Biagio Licata di Baucina	1834	Favara	IT
Francesco Licata	1844	Catania	IT
Augusto Licata	1851	Roma	EN
Giuseppe Licata	1851	Sciacca	IT
Giovanni Battista Licata	1856	Napoli
Calogero Licata	1872	Aragona	IT
Arturo Licata	1902	Enna	IT
Vincenzo Licata	1906	Sciacca	IT
Riccardo Licata	1929	Torino	IT
Salvo Licata	1937	Palermo
Giovanni Licata	1982	Torino
Valentina Licata	1987	Roma
Rosario Licata	1989	Sciacca	EN
Giovanni Licata	1997	Agrigento	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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La licata

21 US arrivals

Lo licata

3 US arrivals

Di licata

2 US arrivals

Liccata

3 US arrivals

Lalicata

4 US arrivals

Licata pira

1 US arrivals

Licato

6 US arrivals

Licati

3 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 Licata.

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