Cognome

Sanfilippo

The strongest concentration of Sanfilippo in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 466 of 507 arrivals (92 percent) originating there.

507

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

105

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 507

Top regione

Sicilia

466 of 507
92 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 14

14 to 47

47 to 140

140+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Sicilia46692%
Campania173%
Puglia51%
Calabria51%
Piemonte41%
Marche31%
Lombardia10%
Basilicata10%
Lazio10%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Sardegna10%
Umbria10%
Molise10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Santa Flavia
86
Provincia PA
Sciacca
65
Provincia AG
Trabia
36
Provincia PA
Palermo
35
Provincia PA
Porto Empedocle
14
Provincia AG
Licata
14
Provincia AG
Partanna
14
Provincia TP
Burgio
11
Provincia AG
Caltanissetta
11
Provincia CL
Messina
10
Provincia ME
Termini Imerese
10
Provincia PA
Catania
10
Provincia CT
Tortorici
8
Provincia ME
Agira
8
Provincia EN
San Fratello
7
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Santa Flavia	PA	86
Sciacca	AG	65
Trabia	PA	36
Palermo	PA	35
Porto Empedocle	AG	14
Licata	AG	14
Partanna	TP	14
Burgio	AG	11
Caltanissetta	CL	11
Messina	ME	10
Termini Imerese	PA	10
Catania	CT	10
Tortorici	ME	8
Agira	EN	8
San Fratello	ME	7

Persone notevoli

Notable Sanfilippo on Wikipedia

Giacomo Sanfilippo
1840 · Termini Imerese
Domenico Sanfilippo
IT
1891 · Adrano
Cesare Sanfilippo
IT
1911 · Palermo
Antonio Sanfilippo
IT
1923 · Partanna
Isa Lori Sanfilippo
1933 · Italia
Salvatore Sanfilippo
IT
1945 · Siracusa
Matteo Sanfilippo
IT
1956 · Firenze
Claudio Sanfilippo
IT
1960 · Milano
Salvatore Sanfilippo
EN
1977 · Campobello di Licata
Crispino Sanfilippo
1978 · Caltanissetta
Federica Sanfilippo
EN IT
1990 · Vipiteno

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giacomo Sanfilippo	1840	Termini Imerese
Domenico Sanfilippo	1891	Adrano	IT
Cesare Sanfilippo	1911	Palermo	IT
Antonio Sanfilippo	1923	Partanna	IT
Isa Lori Sanfilippo	1933	Italia
Salvatore Sanfilippo	1945	Siracusa	IT
Matteo Sanfilippo	1956	Firenze	IT
Claudio Sanfilippo	1960	Milano	IT
Salvatore Sanfilippo	1977	Campobello di Licata	EN
Crispino Sanfilippo	1978	Caltanissetta
Federica Sanfilippo	1990	Vipiteno	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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Sanfillippo

2 US arrivals

Sanfilipo

6 US arrivals

Sanfilip

3 US arrivals

San filippo

18 US arrivals

Safilippo

1 US arrivals

Santifilippo

2 US arrivals

Lanfilippo

2 US arrivals

Panfilippo

2 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 Sanfilippo.

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