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Italy Family Tree
Italian genealogy relies heavily on church records (registri parrocchiali) and civil records (stato civile) which began in most of Italy around 1866, though earlier in some regions.
Italy naming patterns
Italian naming traditions were very specific: the first son was named after the paternal grandfather, the first daughter after the paternal grandmother, and so on. Surnames often indicate origin (Romano = from Rome, Lombardi = from Lombardy).
Common Italy surnames
Where to find Italy records
- Antenati.cultura.gov.it (free digitized civil records)
- FamilySearch Italy
- Ancestry Italy
- Local parish archives
- Portale Antenati
Migration history
Over 13 million Italians emigrated between 1880-1920, primarily to the Americas. Italian-Americans are the fifth-largest ethnic group in the United States.
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