Italy
Sicilia
Messina
Piraino is a comune in the provincia of Messina, Sicilia with a population of 3,758 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 313 passengers departing from Piraino arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.piraino.me.itAddress
Via Dante Alighieri N. 7
98060 Piraino
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Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- Gliaca18m1,244
- Fiumara60m475
- Salinà133m391
- Piraino415m373
- Zappardino28m329
- Contrada Lacco412m99
- Sant'Ignazio214m47
- Sant'Arcangelo421m38
- San Costantino473m33
- Acquarancio30m13
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Torre delle Ciavole80m87
- San Biagio418m51
- Calanovella7m39
- Iliti275m35
- Calascì70m34
- Terrazze135m20
- Colla510m20
- Oceri133m20
- San Leonardo273m20
- Pipi362m19
Population and Migration
This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.
US arrivals peaked in 1903 with 99 recorded passengers.
Total US arrivals
313
1830–1912
Peak year
1903
99 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Piraino recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
- 1.Scaffidi28
- 2.Ricciardo10
- 3.Agnello9
- 4.Miragliotta6
- 5.Magistro4
- 6.Natoli4
- 7.Di giorgio4
- 8.Caniaglini4
- 9.Ceraolo3
- 10.Gentile3
Notable People
People born in Piraino.