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Early Origins of the Alicea family

The surname Alicea was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Alicea family

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Alicea Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alicea, Alesi, Alesio, Alesci, Alecci, Ales, Alescio, Alesseri, Allesiani, Alicea, Alicci, Alesani, Aliscio and many more.

Early Notables of the Alicea family

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Alicea Ranking

In the United States, the name Alicea is the 2,834th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. [1]


United States Alicea migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Alicea Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Rosends Alicea, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "San Juan" from San Juan, Puerto Rico [2]
  • Fidela Alicea, aged 12, who arrived in New York, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Coamo" from San Juan, Puerto Rico [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Alicea (post 1700) +

  • Geraldo Alicea (b. 1963), American politician
  • Eduardo Alicea (b. 1990), undefeated Puerto Rican-American professional boxer
  • Wilmer Alicea (b. 1976), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
  • Luis René Alicea (b. 1965), former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball second baseman


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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