Cognome

Varano

The strongest concentration of Varano in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 78 of 110 arrivals (71 percent) originating there.

110

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 110

Top regione

Calabria

78 of 110
71 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Calabria7871%
Campania1615%
Sicilia65%
Abruzzo44%
Lazio22%
Molise11%
Basilicata11%
Lombardia11%
Puglia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Isca sullo Ionio
12
Provincia CZ
Catanzaro
9
Provincia CZ
Maida
7
Provincia CZ
Caulonia
5
Provincia RC
Tufino
5
Provincia NA
Borgia
5
Provincia CZ
Centrache
5
Provincia CZ
Ottaviano
4
Provincia NA
Cotronei
4
Provincia KR
Polistena
4
Provincia RC
Soverato
3
Provincia CZ
Pianopoli
3
Provincia CZ
Caserta
2
Provincia CE
Badolato
2
Provincia CZ
Cenadi
2
Provincia CZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Isca sullo Ionio	CZ	12
Catanzaro	CZ	9
Maida	CZ	7
Caulonia	RC	5
Tufino	NA	5
Borgia	CZ	5
Centrache	CZ	5
Ottaviano	NA	4
Cotronei	KR	4
Polistena	RC	4
Soverato	CZ	3
Pianopoli	CZ	3
Caserta	CE	2
Badolato	CZ	2
Cenadi	CZ	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Varano on Wikipedia

Rodolfo II Da Varano
EN IT
1320 · Camerino
Camilla Battista da Varano
EN IT
1458 · Camerino
Alfonso Varano
IT
1705 · Ferrara
Rodolfo Varano
IT
1810 · Ferrara
Francesco Saverio Varano
1902 · Catanzaro
Gabriele Varano
IT
1933 · Teramo
Michele Antonio Varano
EN IT
1951 · Centrache
Federico Varano
EN
1995 · Vigevano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Rodolfo II Da Varano	1320	Camerino	EN IT
Camilla Battista da Varano	1458	Camerino	EN IT
Alfonso Varano	1705	Ferrara	IT
Rodolfo Varano	1810	Ferrara	IT
Francesco Saverio Varano	1902	Catanzaro
Gabriele Varano	1933	Teramo	IT
Michele Antonio Varano	1951	Centrache	EN IT
Federico Varano	1995	Vigevano	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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Varrano

2 US arrivals

Varantiano

1 US arrivals

Varasano

3 US arrivals

Varani

11 US arrivals

Varane

2 US arrivals

Varana

1 US arrivals

Varantino

5 US arrivals

Vara

35 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 Varano.

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