Cognome

Picasso

The strongest concentration of Picasso in US arrival records points to Liguria, with 6 of 9 arrivals (67 percent) originating there.

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 9

Top regione

Liguria

6 of 9
67 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

3 to 5

Persone notevoli

Notable Picasso on Wikipedia

Nicolò Picasso
IT
1725 · Genova
Matteo Antonio Picasso
IT
1794 · Recco
Lamberto Picasso
EN IT
1880 · La Spezia
Renzo Picasso
EN IT
1880 · Genova
Caterina Picasso
IT
1907 · Genova
Emilio Picasso
EN IT
1927 · Genova
Giorgio Picasso
1932 · Nervi
Mauro Picasso
IT
1965 · Genova
Bruno Picasso
1976 · Pisa

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Nicolò Picasso	1725	Genova	IT
Matteo Antonio Picasso	1794	Recco	IT
Lamberto Picasso	1880	La Spezia	EN IT
Renzo Picasso	1880	Genova	EN IT
Caterina Picasso	1907	Genova	IT
Emilio Picasso	1927	Genova	EN IT
Giorgio Picasso	1932	Nervi
Mauro Picasso	1965	Genova	IT
Bruno Picasso	1976	Pisa

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.

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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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Piscasso

2 US arrivals

Bicasso

1 US arrivals

Pacasso

1 US arrivals

Pica

119 US arrivals

Pianasso

4 US arrivals

Pibrasso

2 US arrivals

Picasata

1 US arrivals

Picascia

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 Picasso.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Uscio
3
Provincia GE
Avegno
1
Provincia GE
Genova
1
Provincia GE
Barghe
1
Provincia BS
Messina
1
Provincia ME
Bargagli
1
Provincia GE
Brindisi
1
Provincia BR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Uscio	GE	3
Avegno	GE	1
Genova	GE	1
Barghe	BS	1
Messina	ME	1
Bargagli	GE	1
Brindisi	BR	1

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