Cognome

Sciacca

The strongest concentration of Sciacca in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 177 of 204 arrivals (87 percent) originating there.

204

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 204

Top regione

Sicilia

177 of 204
87 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 18

18 to 53

53+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

7 regioni represented

Sicilia17787%
Campania2010%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Lazio21%
Calabria10%
Sardegna10%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Marsala
24
Provincia TP
Roccamonfina
14
Provincia CE
Prizzi
13
Provincia PA
Palermo
13
Provincia PA
Partanna
12
Provincia TP
Ciminna
11
Provincia PA
Caltabellotta
10
Provincia AG
Salemi
8
Provincia TP
Menfi
7
Provincia AG
Collesano
7
Provincia PA
Alia
7
Provincia PA
Acireale
6
Provincia CT
Catania
5
Provincia CT
Santa Ninfa
5
Provincia TP
Camporeale
5
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Marsala	TP	24
Roccamonfina	CE	14
Prizzi	PA	13
Palermo	PA	13
Partanna	TP	12
Ciminna	PA	11
Caltabellotta	AG	10
Salemi	TP	8
Menfi	AG	7
Collesano	PA	7
Alia	PA	7
Acireale	CT	6
Catania	CT	5
Santa Ninfa	TP	5
Camporeale	PA	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Sciacca on Wikipedia

Tommaso Maria Sciacca
IT
1734 · Mazara del Vallo
Domenico Sciacca Della Scala
IT
1846 · Patti
Giovanni Crisostomo Sciacca
1876 · Patti
Michele Federico Sciacca
IT
1908 · Giarre
Enzo Sciacca
IT
1934 · Acireale
Giovanni Crisostomo Sciacca
1945 · Roma
Con Sciacca
EN
1947 · Sicilia
Giuseppe Sciacca
EN IT
1955 · Catania
Roberto Sciacca
IT
1959 · Roma
Francesco Sciacca
1960 · Palermo
Nicolò Sciacca
IT
1968 · Marsala
Beatrice Sciacca
IT
1983 · Cesena
Fabio Sciacca
EN IT
1989 · Catania
Giacomo Sciacca
EN
1996 · Desio

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Tommaso Maria Sciacca	1734	Mazara del Vallo	IT
Domenico Sciacca Della Scala	1846	Patti	IT
Giovanni Crisostomo Sciacca	1876	Patti
Michele Federico Sciacca	1908	Giarre	IT
Enzo Sciacca	1934	Acireale	IT
Giovanni Crisostomo Sciacca	1945	Roma
Con Sciacca	1947	Sicilia	EN
Giuseppe Sciacca	1955	Catania	EN IT
Roberto Sciacca	1959	Roma	IT
Francesco Sciacca	1960	Palermo
Nicolò Sciacca	1968	Marsala	IT
Beatrice Sciacca	1983	Cesena	IT
Fabio Sciacca	1989	Catania	EN IT
Giacomo Sciacca	1996	Desio	EN

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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Sciaccca

1 US arrivals

Di sciacca

1 US arrivals

Sciaca

4 US arrivals

Sciacco

3 US arrivals

Sciacci

2 US arrivals

Sciacchi

1 US arrivals

Sciascca

1 US arrivals

Sciaccalege

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 Sciacca.

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