Cognome

Ricca

The strongest concentration of Ricca in US arrival records points to Campania, with 45 of 133 arrivals (34 percent) originating there.

133

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 133

Top regione

Campania

45 of 133
34 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 5

5 to 14

14+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Campania4534%
Sicilia3325%
Piemonte2720%
Calabria2116%
Marche22%
Abruzzo22%
Basilicata11%
Molise11%
Emilia-Romagna11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Lioni
18
Provincia AV
Castellamonte
10
Provincia TO
Palermo
7
Provincia PA
Rogliano
7
Provincia CS
Serino
6
Provincia AV
Napoli
5
Provincia NA
Sambuco
5
Provincia CN
Castelvenere
5
Provincia BN
Torino
5
Provincia TO
Salerno
4
Provincia SA
Cosenza
4
Provincia CS
Acireale
4
Provincia CT
Sersale
3
Provincia CZ
Contursi Terme
3
Provincia SA
Bisacquino
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Lioni	AV	18
Castellamonte	TO	10
Palermo	PA	7
Rogliano	CS	7
Serino	AV	6
Napoli	NA	5
Sambuco	CN	5
Castelvenere	BN	5
Torino	TO	5
Salerno	SA	4
Cosenza	CS	4
Acireale	CT	4
Sersale	CZ	3
Contursi Terme	SA	3
Bisacquino	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Ricca on Wikipedia

Giovanni Antonio Ricca
IT
1651 · Lavina
Giovanni Antonio Ricca
1688 · Lavina
Francesco Ricca
1755 · provincia di Novara
Pasquale Ricca
IT
1803 · Capua
Luigi Ricca
1811 · Novara
Claudio Ricca
1828 · Roma
Pasquale Ricca
EN
1854 · Civezza
Ferdinando Ricca
IT
1880 · Vittoria
Paul Ricca
EN IT
1897 · Napoli
Paolo Ricca
IT
1936 · Torre Pellice
Eva Ricca
IT
1947 · Cirié
Ezio Ricca
1961 · Napoli
Valdo Ricca
1962 · Firenze
Mario Ricca
1967 · Messina
Piero Ricca
IT
1971 · Verbania

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Antonio Ricca	1651	Lavina	IT
Giovanni Antonio Ricca	1688	Lavina
Francesco Ricca	1755	provincia di Novara
Pasquale Ricca	1803	Capua	IT
Luigi Ricca	1811	Novara
Claudio Ricca	1828	Roma
Pasquale Ricca	1854	Civezza	EN
Ferdinando Ricca	1880	Vittoria	IT
Paul Ricca	1897	Napoli	EN IT
Paolo Ricca	1936	Torre Pellice	IT
Eva Ricca	1947	Cirié	IT
Ezio Ricca	1961	Napoli
Valdo Ricca	1962	Firenze
Mario Ricca	1967	Messina
Piero Ricca	1971	Verbania	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 ricca

3 US arrivals

Rica

13 US arrivals

Ricci

1,109 US arrivals

Riccardi

209 US arrivals

Ricco

95 US arrivals

Riccardo

59 US arrivals

Riccaldo

1 US arrivals

Riccalli

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 Ricca.

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