Cognome

Serafino

The strongest concentration of Serafino in US arrival records points to Abruzzo, with 36 of 158 arrivals (23 percent) originating there.

158

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 158

Top regione

Abruzzo

36 of 158
23 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 11

11+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Abruzzo3623%
Campania2918%
Molise2013%
Calabria2013%
Lazio149%
Piemonte96%
Puglia96%
Basilicata96%
Sicilia64%
Marche21%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Liguria11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Casacanditella
13
Provincia CH
Agnone
10
Provincia IS
Striano
7
Provincia NA
Gerace
5
Provincia RC
Fontechiari
5
Provincia FR
Montanaro
4
Provincia TO
Silvi
4
Provincia TE
Villavallelonga
4
Provincia AQ
Scanno
3
Provincia AQ
Bari
3
Provincia BA
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
Ferrandina
3
Provincia MT
Bernalda
3
Provincia MT
Sambuco
3
Provincia CN
Cassino
2
Provincia FR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Casacanditella	CH	13
Agnone	IS	10
Striano	NA	7
Gerace	RC	5
Fontechiari	FR	5
Montanaro	TO	4
Silvi	TE	4
Villavallelonga	AQ	4
Scanno	AQ	3
Bari	BA	3
Napoli	NA	3
Ferrandina	MT	3
Bernalda	MT	3
Sambuco	CN	3
Cassino	FR	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Serafino on Wikipedia

Gualtiero Serafino
IT
1919 · Roma
Adolfo Serafino
IT
1920 · Rivarolo Canavese
Domenico Serafino
IT
1936 · Locri
Chiara Serafino
IT
1989 · Torino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gualtiero Serafino	1919	Roma	IT
Adolfo Serafino	1920	Rivarolo Canavese	IT
Domenico Serafino	1936	Locri	IT
Chiara Serafino	1989	Torino	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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Di serafino

10 US arrivals

Serrafino

2 US arrivals

Serafinno

1 US arrivals

Serafin

1 US arrivals

Serafini

190 US arrivals

Serafina

25 US arrivals

Serafinia

1 US arrivals

Serafinio

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 Serafino.

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