The Angrisano’s a VERY Brief History
What’s in a Name?
As far as we know Angrisano is the correct spelling. But it wasn’t always that way.
We have found evidence of: Andrisano, Indresano, Indrisiano and Andresano.
The name was changed back to Angrisano by my grandfather Joseph Angrisano probably in the late 1920’s or mid 1930’s. Or was it?
Relatives had told me that it was Andresano until Mom married Dad.
I thought I heard a story from Mom “I’m not getting married without the proper spelling”. Did Mom get the spelling corrected to Angrisano?
There continues to be some questions around the spelling to this day.
Joseph Angrisano landed in New York, moved to Boston and settled in East Boston. His home town in Italy was Grottaminarda Avellino, Campania, Italy.
GROTTAMINARDA
There is a town in Italy, (one hour drive), not far from Grottaminarda, called Angri