Have been researching our family surnames Piccione/Rocco/Cecere/Sarracino and wanted to compare or connect. Have found quite a bit on the Ellis Island site and have been collecting records from other family members and the city clerks. Here is mine in a nut shell….
My husband is 100% Italian
His parents are Rocco Piccione and Dolores Cecere His Father side- gp are Pasquale Piccione and Mary (Maria) Rose Rocco Ggp are Carmen Piccione and Carmella Lancellotti Gggp are Luigi Piccione and Carlotta Arciello Most of them came from Sicignano, Naples, Campania, Italy traveled from Naples to NY and ended up in Utica, NY Other first names of the Piccione Family are: Ramiro (Raymond), Carmine (carmen), Luigi (Luois), Genaro (Gerry), Carlo, Eleo (Elia), Charles, and Pat
His mother side Gp are Vitantonio Cecere and Maria Lucia Sarracino Ggp ar Frank Cecere and Maria Esposito Some of them came from Alberobello, Puglia, Italy traveled from Naples to NY and ended up in Utica, NY Other names of the Cecere Family are: Theodoro, Joseph, Angeline, Maria, Orazia, Cosmo (Coimo/Cosino), Grace, Isabella, and Francesco (Frank).
Rocco Side Rocco Rocco and Maria Theres Oliano or Aliano- her mother Maria Tavernese Francesco Rocco Some came from Reggio, Calabria, Italy traveled from Naples to NY and ended up in Utica, NY Other first names of the Rocco Family are: Angeline, Joseph, Florence, Josephine
Sarracino Side Vito Antonio Sarracino and Ann Marie Laneve Francesco Sarracino Some of them came from Alberobello, Puglia, Italy traveled from Naples to NY and ended up in Utica, NY Other first names of the Sarracino family are Michael, Livia, Frank and Frances
Other relives names are Convertino, Balsamo, Leone, Taurisano, DiPerno, Conte, Grande, Petrillo, Pecheon, Piscione, Pecheone, Lancellotti, Argrusti, Panarese, Zito, Esposito