Cognome
Sciana
The strongest concentration of Sciana in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 4 of 11 arrivals (36 percent) originating there.
11
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
11
Comuni of
origin
6
Regioni
represented
0
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
4 of 11
36 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Sciana line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Sciana arrivals came from Sicilia, most often from the provincia of Messina. 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 Sciana from Sicilia
Most often from Messina (ME)
Each generation between
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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.
Scianna
42 US arrivals
Sciamana
1 US arrivals
Scianami
1 US arrivals
Sciano
13 US arrivals
Sciani
9 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 Sciana.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Sciana was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
Provincia CH
Provincia ME
Provincia TO
Provincia LT
Provincia TV
Provincia CH
Provincia AG
Provincia CE
Provincia NA
Provincia PA
Provincia ME