Cento, Italy: Surnames and Genealogy

Cento is a large city in the province of Ferrara, in the region of Emilia-Romagna.

The most common surnames in Cento are TASSINARI (493), GOVONI (276), FORTINI (202), MELLONI (143), MALAGUTI (142), LODI (134), PIRANI (133), CRISTOFORI (124), BORGHI (106), GILLI (96).

If your ancestors came from Cento, this page can help you identify surname patterns and nearby archives for Italian genealogy research.

Italian civil registration records generally include births, marriages and deaths from the 19th century onward. Parish records may extend the family line further back.

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