Cognome

Olivares

The strongest concentration of Olivares in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 1 of 2 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 2

Top regione

Sicilia

1 of 2
50 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

3 to 5

Persone notevoli

Notable Olivares on Wikipedia

Luigi Maria Olivares
IT
1873 · Corbetta
Guido Olivares
IT
1900 · Lecco
Giancarlo Olivares
IT
1967 · Brescia
Davide Olivares
EN IT
1971 · Vigevano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Luigi Maria Olivares	1873	Corbetta	IT
Guido Olivares	1900	Lecco	IT
Giancarlo Olivares	1967	Brescia	IT
Davide Olivares	1971	Vigevano	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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Olivare

2 US arrivals

Olivari

31 US arrivals

Olivaro

4 US arrivals

Oliva

396 US arrivals

Olivario

1 US arrivals

Olivaris

1 US arrivals

Olivardoli

1 US arrivals

Olivadi

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 Olivares.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Naso
1
Provincia ME
Milano
1
Provincia MI

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Naso	ME	1
Milano	MI	1

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