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Ongaro
The strongest concentration of Ongaro in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 1 of 2 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.
2
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
2
Comuni of
origin
2
Regioni
represented
14
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
1 of 2
50 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Ongaro line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Ongaro arrivals came from Sicilia, most often from the provincia of Messina. 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 Ongaro from Sicilia
Most often from Messina (ME)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Ongaro on Wikipedia
Antonio Ongaro
IT1560 · Venezia
Massimiliano Ongaro
1858 · Padova
Adele Cremonini Ongaro
IT1908 · Fidenza
Valentino Ongaro
IT1912 · Gandino
Massimo Ongaro
1914 · Pocenia
1925 · Venezia
Franca Ongaro
IT1928 · Venezia
Giandomenico Ongaro
IT1941 · Milano
Paolo Ongaro
IT1946 · Mestre
Ercole Ongaro
1947 · Cazzago San Martino
Marco Ongaro
IT1956 · Verona
Giovanni Ongaro
IT1958 · Gandino
Filippo Ongaro
1970 · Milano
1977 · Venezia
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Ongaro | 1560 | Venezia | IT |
| Massimiliano Ongaro | 1858 | Padova | |
| Adele Cremonini Ongaro | 1908 | Fidenza | IT |
| Valentino Ongaro | 1912 | Gandino | IT |
| Massimo Ongaro | 1914 | Pocenia | |
| Alberto Ongaro | 1925 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Franca Ongaro | 1928 | Venezia | IT |
| Giandomenico Ongaro | 1941 | Milano | IT |
| Paolo Ongaro | 1946 | Mestre | IT |
| Ercole Ongaro | 1947 | Cazzago San Martino | |
| Marco Ongaro | 1956 | Verona | IT |
| Giovanni Ongaro | 1958 | Gandino | IT |
| Filippo Ongaro | 1970 | Milano | |
| Fabio Ongaro | 1977 | Venezia | ENIT |
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.
Dell'ongaro
1 US arrivals
Dongaro
1 US arrivals
Longaro
1 US arrivals
Giongaro
2 US arrivals
Ungaro
80 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 Ongaro.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Ongaro was recorded between 1830 and 1912.