Cognome

Botta

The strongest concentration of Botta in US arrival records points to Campania, with 80 of 170 arrivals (47 percent) originating there.

170

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 170

Top regione

Campania

80 of 170
47 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 24

24+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Campania8047%
Sicilia4024%
Piemonte116%
Calabria106%
Basilicata64%
Lombardia53%
Abruzzo53%
Liguria32%
Puglia32%
Marche21%
Lazio21%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Botta was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Siano
32
Provincia SA
Menfi
11
Provincia AG
Bracigliano
11
Provincia SA
Napoli
8
Provincia NA
Castelbuono
7
Provincia PA
Vico Equense
7
Provincia NA
Riposto
5
Provincia CT
San Lorenzello
5
Provincia BN
Palermo
5
Provincia PA
Samo
4
Provincia RC
Sala Consilina
4
Provincia SA
Cefalù
3
Provincia PA
Villabate
3
Provincia PA
Mirto
3
Provincia ME
Sondrio
2
Provincia SO

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Siano	SA	32
Menfi	AG	11
Bracigliano	SA	11
Napoli	NA	8
Castelbuono	PA	7
Vico Equense	NA	7
Riposto	CT	5
San Lorenzello	BN	5
Palermo	PA	5
Samo	RC	4
Sala Consilina	SA	4
Cefalù	PA	3
Villabate	PA	3
Mirto	ME	3
Sondrio	SO	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Botta on Wikipedia

Antonio Botta
1470 · San Bernardo in Valle
Bartolomeo Botta
1500 · Rovescala
Giacomo Botta Adorno
1729 · Cremona
Carlo Botta
EN IT
1766 · San Giorgio Canavese
Paolo Emilio Botta
EN IT
1802 · Torino
Vincenzo Botta
EN IT
1818 · Cavallermaggiore
Nicola Botta
IT
1834 · Palermo
Gustavo Botta
IT
1880 · Milano
Luca Botta
EN IT
1882 · Amalfi
Claudio Botta
IT
1891 · Manerbio
Giovanni Botta
IT
1906 · Como
Renzo Botta
1923 · Milano
Giuseppe Botta
IT
1925 · Torino
Leonardo Botta
IT
1931 · Roma
Franco Botta
1942 · Trani

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonio Botta	1470	San Bernardo in Valle
Bartolomeo Botta	1500	Rovescala
Giacomo Botta Adorno	1729	Cremona
Carlo Botta	1766	San Giorgio Canavese	EN IT
Paolo Emilio Botta	1802	Torino	EN IT
Vincenzo Botta	1818	Cavallermaggiore	EN IT
Nicola Botta	1834	Palermo	IT
Gustavo Botta	1880	Milano	IT
Luca Botta	1882	Amalfi	EN IT
Claudio Botta	1891	Manerbio	IT
Giovanni Botta	1906	Como	IT
Renzo Botta	1923	Milano
Giuseppe Botta	1925	Torino	IT
Leonardo Botta	1931	Roma	IT
Franco Botta	1942	Trani

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Di botta

2 US arrivals

Bottai

6 US arrivals

Bota

2 US arrivals

Bott

1 US arrivals

Bottari

54 US arrivals

Bottaro

44 US arrivals

Bottano

12 US arrivals

Bottani

9 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Botta.

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