Cognome

Ragusa

The strongest concentration of Ragusa in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 142 of 195 arrivals (73 percent) originating there.

195

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 195

Top regione

Sicilia

142 of 195
73 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 43

43+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Sicilia14273%
Calabria3216%
Emilia-Romagna53%
Campania32%
Puglia32%
Veneto21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Abruzzo11%
Piemonte11%
Umbria11%
Liguria11%
Lazio11%
Basilicata11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
19
Provincia AG
Palermo
16
Provincia PA
Carolei
16
Provincia CS
Bisacquino
11
Provincia PA
Chiusa Sclafani
10
Provincia PA
Cerda
7
Provincia PA
Prizzi
7
Provincia PA
Caltanissetta
6
Provincia CL
Corleone
6
Provincia PA
Santa Lucia del Mela
6
Provincia ME
Dipignano
4
Provincia CS
Ribera
4
Provincia AG
Gualtieri
3
Provincia RE
Cosenza
3
Provincia CS
Acireale
3
Provincia CT

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	19
Palermo	PA	16
Carolei	CS	16
Bisacquino	PA	11
Chiusa Sclafani	PA	10
Cerda	PA	7
Prizzi	PA	7
Caltanissetta	CL	6
Corleone	PA	6
Santa Lucia del Mela	ME	6
Dipignano	CS	4
Ribera	AG	4
Gualtieri	RE	3
Cosenza	CS	3
Acireale	CT	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Ragusa on Wikipedia

Girolamo Ragusa
1655 · Modica
Francesco Ragusa
IT
1819 · Palermo
Vincenzo Ragusa
EN IT
1841 · Palermo
Emile Enrico Ragusa
IT
1849 · Palermo
Girolamo Ragusa Moleti
IT
1851 · Palermo
Liliana Ragusa Gilli
IT
1919 · Roma
Tony Vilar
IT
1938 · Carolei
Alfio Ragusa
1946 · Catania
Martino Ragusa
IT
1951 · Agrigento
Pietro Ragusa
IT
1965 · Firenze
Rosalia Ragusa
1965 · Catania
Katia Ragusa
EN IT
1997 · Schio

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Girolamo Ragusa	1655	Modica
Francesco Ragusa	1819	Palermo	IT
Vincenzo Ragusa	1841	Palermo	EN IT
Emile Enrico Ragusa	1849	Palermo	IT
Girolamo Ragusa Moleti	1851	Palermo	IT
Liliana Ragusa Gilli	1919	Roma	IT
Tony Vilar	1938	Carolei	IT
Alfio Ragusa	1946	Catania
Martino Ragusa	1951	Agrigento	IT
Pietro Ragusa	1965	Firenze	IT
Rosalia Ragusa	1965	Catania
Katia Ragusa	1997	Schio	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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Ragusano

4 US arrivals

Raguso

16 US arrivals

Ragusi

1 US arrivals

Ragusco

11 US arrivals

Ragusri

2 US arrivals

Fragusa

1 US arrivals

Raguseo

1 US arrivals

Ragusho

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 Ragusa.

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