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Question:According to the immigration records at Ancestry.com, they came from southern Italy, emigrating out of Naples.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: According to the immigration records at Ancestry.com, they came from southern Italy, emigrating out of Naples.

right , a very Italian name,

It deffinately sounds like an Italian surname, however I would bet that the spelling was changed since there is no "j" in the Italian Alphabet. I suspect the original spelling may have been Giannarone, or something similar to that.