Cognome

Pecoraro

The strongest concentration of Pecoraro in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 240 of 383 arrivals (63 percent) originating there.

383

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

105

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 383

Top regione

Sicilia

240 of 383
63 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 24

24 to 72

72+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Sicilia24063%
Campania9625%
Abruzzo82%
Puglia72%
Molise62%
Calabria62%
Lazio41%
Basilicata41%
Piemonte31%
Lombardia21%
Emilia-Romagna21%
Marche10%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
Liguria10%
Veneto10%
Toscana10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Bagheria
57
Provincia PA
Prizzi
35
Provincia PA
Palermo
30
Provincia PA
Marineo
20
Provincia PA
Vicari
16
Provincia PA
Salerno
12
Provincia SA
Nocera Superiore
12
Provincia SA
Colliano
11
Provincia SA
Valledolmo
11
Provincia PA
Fisciano
8
Provincia SA
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Gragnano
6
Provincia NA
Trapani
6
Provincia TP
Corleone
5
Provincia PA
Roccaromana
5
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bagheria	PA	57
Prizzi	PA	35
Palermo	PA	30
Marineo	PA	20
Vicari	PA	16
Salerno	SA	12
Nocera Superiore	SA	12
Colliano	SA	11
Valledolmo	PA	11
Fisciano	SA	8
Napoli	NA	7
Gragnano	NA	6
Trapani	TP	6
Corleone	PA	5
Roccaromana	CE	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Pecoraro on Wikipedia

Marco Pecoraro
1920 · Cellino San Marco
Rosario Pecoraro
IT
1933 · Lercara Friddi
Francesco Pecoraro
EN IT
1945 · Roma
Giuseppe Pecoraro
IT
1950 · Palma Campania
Elio Pecoraro
EN
1967 · Roma
Rocco Pecoraro
EN
1970 · Baronissi
Rossano Pecoraro
IT
1971 · Salerno
Clemente Pecoraro
1980 · Roccapiemonte
Dario Pecoraro
1984 · Milano
Gaetano Pecoraro
IT
1984 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Marco Pecoraro	1920	Cellino San Marco
Rosario Pecoraro	1933	Lercara Friddi	IT
Francesco Pecoraro	1945	Roma	EN IT
Giuseppe Pecoraro	1950	Palma Campania	IT
Elio Pecoraro	1967	Roma	EN
Rocco Pecoraro	1970	Baronissi	EN
Rossano Pecoraro	1971	Salerno	IT
Clemente Pecoraro	1980	Roccapiemonte
Dario Pecoraro	1984	Milano
Gaetano Pecoraro	1984	Palermo	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.

Read guide

Peccoraro

1 US arrivals

Pecorara

8 US arrivals

Pecorari

7 US arrivals

Pecora

166 US arrivals

Pecoraro scnio

6 US arrivals

Pecoro

6 US arrivals

Pescoraro

1 US arrivals

Pecorano

17 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 Pecoraro.

Italian citizenship by descent

You may have a claim to Italian citizenship

Italy grants citizenship to many descendants of its emigrants, but the law is narrowing who qualifies. Leave your email, and we will tell you when the rules change.