Cognome

Raffaele

The strongest concentration of Raffaele in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 51 of 197 arrivals (26 percent) originating there.

197

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

110

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 197

Top regione

Sicilia

51 of 197
26 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 5

5 to 15

15+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia5126%
Calabria5025%
Campania4824%
Abruzzo189%
Puglia84%
Molise42%
Piemonte42%
Toscana42%
Marche32%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol32%
Lazio21%
Basilicata21%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Lipari
25
Provincia ME
Messina
9
Provincia ME
Catanzaro
6
Provincia CZ
Serra San Bruno
6
Provincia VV
Sarno
5
Provincia SA
Cropani
4
Provincia CZ
Chiaravalle Centrale
4
Provincia CZ
Chiaravalle
3
Provincia AN
Castelvetere sul Calore
3
Provincia AV
Palermo
3
Provincia PA
Gioia dei Marsi
3
Provincia AQ
Casalbordino
3
Provincia CH
Castelnuovo
3
Provincia TN
Castelfranci
3
Provincia AV
Naso
3
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Lipari	ME	25
Messina	ME	9
Catanzaro	CZ	6
Serra San Bruno	VV	6
Sarno	SA	5
Cropani	CZ	4
Chiaravalle Centrale	CZ	4
Chiaravalle	AN	3
Castelvetere sul Calore	AV	3
Palermo	PA	3
Gioia dei Marsi	AQ	3
Casalbordino	CH	3
Castelnuovo	TN	3
Castelfranci	AV	3
Naso	ME	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Raffaele on Wikipedia

Giovanni Raffaele
IT
1804 · Naso
Leonardo Raffaele
1822 · Taranta Peligna
Ambrogio Raffaele
EN
1845 · Vigevano
Federico Raffaele
IT
1862 · Napoli
Giulio Raffaele
IT
1895 · Napoli
DJ Angelo
IT
1966 · Seregno
Stefano Raffaele
EN IT
1970 · Milano
Virginia Raffaele
EN IT
1980 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Raffaele	1804	Naso	IT
Leonardo Raffaele	1822	Taranta Peligna
Ambrogio Raffaele	1845	Vigevano	EN
Federico Raffaele	1862	Napoli	IT
Giulio Raffaele	1895	Napoli	IT
DJ Angelo	1966	Seregno	IT
Stefano Raffaele	1970	Milano	EN IT
Virginia Raffaele	1980	Roma	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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Di raffaele

21 US arrivals

Lo raffaele

1 US arrivals

Raffaelle

1 US arrivals

Rafaele

1 US arrivals

Raffael

1 US arrivals

Leo raffaele

2 US arrivals

Raffaele rocco

1 US arrivals

Raffaeli

14 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 Raffaele.

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