Piraino

Messina (ME)Codice catastaleG699

415 m elevation · Pop. 3,550

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.

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Address

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
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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.

Related guide

Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Piraino for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

313

1830–1912

Peak year

1903

99 arrivals

Cittadinanza per discendenza

Could a line from Piraino qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 313 passengers from Piraino arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1903. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).

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Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Piraino recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Scaffidi28
  2. 2.Ricciardo10
  3. 3.Agnello9
  4. 4.Miragliotta6
  5. 5.Magistro4
  6. 6.Natoli4
  7. 7.Di giorgio4
  8. 8.Caniaglini4
  9. 9.Ceraolo3
  10. 10.Gentile3

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Notable People

People born in Piraino.

  • Vincenzo Amatob. 1961
  • Antonino da PattiENITb. 1539
  • Giuseppe Gembillob. 1949

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