Cognome
Rainer
The strongest concentration of Rainer in US arrival records points to Lombardia, with 4 of 5 arrivals (80 percent) originating there.
5
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
3
Comuni of
origin
2
Regioni
represented
9
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Lombardia
4 of 5
80 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Rainer line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Rainer arrivals came from Lombardia, most often from the provincia of Milano. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
Check your lineItalian-born ancestor
A Rainer from Lombardia
Most often from Milano (MI)
Each generation between
Name and dates
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Persone notevoli
Notable Rainer on Wikipedia
Josef Rainer
1845 · Caldaro sulla strada del vino
Louis Rainer
1885 · Bressanone
Peter Paul Rainer
1885 · San Candido
Martin Rainer
1923 · Senales
1959 · Vipiteno
Paulus Rainer
1972 · Bressanone
1973 · Vipiteno
Matthias Rainer
1983 · Vipiteno
Angelika Rainer
IT1986 · Merano
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Rainer | 1845 | Caldaro sulla strada del vino | |
| Louis Rainer | 1885 | Bressanone | |
| Peter Paul Rainer | 1885 | San Candido | |
| Martin Rainer | 1923 | Senales | |
| Maria-Luise Rainer | 1959 | Vipiteno | ENIT |
| Paulus Rainer | 1972 | Bressanone | |
| Reinhold Rainer | 1973 | Vipiteno | ENIT |
| Matthias Rainer | 1983 | Vipiteno | |
| Angelika Rainer | 1986 | Merano | 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.
Raineri
24 US arrivals
Rainero
3 US arrivals
Rainete
2 US arrivals
Rainelli
6 US arrivals
Rainella
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 Rainer.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Rainer was recorded between 1830 and 1912.