Cognome

Parisi

The strongest concentration of Parisi in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 327 of 922 arrivals (35 percent) originating there.

922

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

308

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 922

Top regione

Sicilia

327 of 922
35 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 10

10 to 33

33 to 98

98+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia32735%
Campania24126%
Calabria12013%
Molise505%
Lazio475%
Basilicata475%
Puglia354%
Abruzzo253%
Lombardia71%
Emilia-Romagna51%
Piemonte51%
Toscana40%
Veneto40%
Marche40%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Messina
56
Provincia ME
Palomonte
37
Provincia SA
Carovilli
31
Provincia IS
Terrasini
27
Provincia PA
Caccamo
24
Provincia PA
Napoli
24
Provincia NA
Polia
23
Provincia VV
Palermo
20
Provincia PA
Calabritto
17
Provincia AV
Castel Morrone
16
Provincia CE
Gangi
12
Provincia PA
Terracina
11
Provincia LT
Bella
11
Provincia PZ
Sciara
10
Provincia PA
Ferentino
10
Provincia FR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Messina	ME	56
Palomonte	SA	37
Carovilli	IS	31
Terrasini	PA	27
Caccamo	PA	24
Napoli	NA	24
Polia	VV	23
Palermo	PA	20
Calabritto	AV	17
Castel Morrone	CE	16
Gangi	PA	12
Terracina	LT	11
Bella	PZ	11
Sciara	PA	10
Ferentino	FR	10

Persone notevoli

Notable Parisi on Wikipedia

Francesco Parisi
IT
1710 · Roviano
Giuseppe Parisi
EN IT
1745 · Moliterno
Nicola Parisi
1827 · Foggia
Francesco Parisi
1874 · Napoli
Alessandro Parisi
EN
1882 · Palermo
Carlo Parisi
IT
1883 · Macchia
Bruno Parisi
EN IT
1884 · Taio
Vittorio Parisi
IT
1892 · Napoli
Giovanni Parisi
1897 · Pace del Mela
Ico Parisi
EN IT
1916 · Palermo
Antonio Francesco Parisi
1918 · Maida
Pio Parisi
1926 · Roma
Francesco Parisi
EN IT
1930 · Caltagirone
Vincenzo Parisi
IT
1930 · Matera
Franca Parisi
EN IT
1933 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Parisi	1710	Roviano	IT
Giuseppe Parisi	1745	Moliterno	EN IT
Nicola Parisi	1827	Foggia
Francesco Parisi	1874	Napoli
Alessandro Parisi	1882	Palermo	EN
Carlo Parisi	1883	Macchia	IT
Bruno Parisi	1884	Taio	EN IT
Vittorio Parisi	1892	Napoli	IT
Giovanni Parisi	1897	Pace del Mela
Ico Parisi	1916	Palermo	EN IT
Antonio Francesco Parisi	1918	Maida
Pio Parisi	1926	Roma
Francesco Parisi	1930	Caltagirone	EN IT
Vincenzo Parisi	1930	Matera	IT
Franca Parisi	1933	Palermo	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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Parisio

11 US arrivals

Parissi

7 US arrivals

Parrisi

2 US arrivals

Paris

119 US arrivals

Panarisi

6 US arrivals

Parisini

3 US arrivals

Pamarisi

1 US arrivals

Paridisi

1 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 Parisi.

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