Cognome

Presti

The strongest concentration of Presti in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 101 of 140 arrivals (72 percent) originating there.

140

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 140

Top regione

Sicilia

101 of 140
72 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 30

30+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia10172%
Campania96%
Piemonte86%
Calabria64%
Lazio64%
Lombardia32%
Basilicata21%
Puglia11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Marche11%
Molise11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Messina
17
Provincia ME
Motta d'Affermo
15
Provincia ME
Castroreale
9
Provincia ME
Ribera
9
Provincia AG
Sagliano Micca
7
Provincia BI
Cefalù
7
Provincia PA
Aidone
5
Provincia EN
Palermo
5
Provincia PA
Serradifalco
3
Provincia CL
Naso
3
Provincia ME
Sant'Agata di Militello
3
Provincia ME
Alvignano
3
Provincia CE
Pettineo
2
Provincia ME
Joppolo
2
Provincia VV
Rosarno
2
Provincia RC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Messina	ME	17
Motta d'Affermo	ME	15
Castroreale	ME	9
Ribera	AG	9
Sagliano Micca	BI	7
Cefalù	PA	7
Aidone	EN	5
Palermo	PA	5
Serradifalco	CL	3
Naso	ME	3
Sant'Agata di Militello	ME	3
Alvignano	CE	3
Pettineo	ME	2
Joppolo	VV	2
Rosarno	RC	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Presti on Wikipedia

Domenico Presti
1932 · Acireale
Antonio Presti
IT
1957 · Messina
Giovambattista Presti
1962 · Catania
Elena Presti
IT
1974 · Torino
Massimiliano Presti
IT
1975 · Catania
Luca Presti
IT
1980 · Catania
Rosario Presti
IT
1984 · Messina
Mirko Presti
IT
1991 · Asiago
Bonaventura Presti
IT
Bologna

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Domenico Presti	1932	Acireale
Antonio Presti	1957	Messina	IT
Giovambattista Presti	1962	Catania
Elena Presti	1974	Torino	IT
Massimiliano Presti	1975	Catania	IT
Luca Presti	1980	Catania	IT
Rosario Presti	1984	Messina	IT
Mirko Presti	1991	Asiago	IT
Bonaventura Presti		Bologna	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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Lo presti

235 US arrivals

La presti

1 US arrivals

Prestia

58 US arrivals

Prestio

5 US arrivals

Lko presti

1 US arrivals

Prestico

2 US arrivals

Prestina

2 US arrivals

Prestino

2 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 Presti.

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