Cognome
Ravenna
The strongest concentration of Ravenna in US arrival records points to Toscana, with 2 of 4 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.
4
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
4
Comuni of
origin
3
Regioni
represented
11
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Toscana
2 of 4
50 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Ravenna line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Ravenna arrivals came from Toscana, most often from the provincia of Arezzo. 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.
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A Ravenna from Toscana
Most often from Arezzo (AR)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Ravenna on Wikipedia
Domenico Ravenna
EN1584 · Roma
Bartolomeo Ravenna
IT1761 · Gallipoli
Felice Ravenna
1869 · Ferrara
Ciro Ravenna
IT1878 · Ferrara
1893 · Ferrara
Germana Ravenna
1896 · Ferrara
Alfredo Ravenna
IT1899 · Ferrara
1925 · Roma
Paolo Ravenna
IT1926 · Ferrara
Pierfelice Ravenna
EN1938 · Bologna
1987 · Milano
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domenico Ravenna | 1584 | Roma | EN |
| Bartolomeo Ravenna | 1761 | Gallipoli | IT |
| Felice Ravenna | 1869 | Ferrara | |
| Ciro Ravenna | 1878 | Ferrara | IT |
| Renzo Ravenna | 1893 | Ferrara | ENIT |
| Germana Ravenna | 1896 | Ferrara | |
| Alfredo Ravenna | 1899 | Ferrara | IT |
| Ruggero Ravenna | 1925 | Roma | ENIT |
| Paolo Ravenna | 1926 | Ferrara | IT |
| Pierfelice Ravenna | 1938 | Bologna | EN |
| Luca Ravenna | 1987 | Milano | ENIT |
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.
Caravenna
2 US arrivals
Gavenna
1 US arrivals
Lavenna
1 US arrivals
Ravenda
1 US arrivals
Ravenva
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 Ravenna.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Ravenna was recorded between 1830 and 1912.