Cognome

Chiodo

The strongest concentration of Chiodo in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 131 of 183 arrivals (72 percent) originating there.

183

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 183

Top regione

Calabria

131 of 183
72 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 13

13 to 39

39+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Calabria13172%
Sicilia2011%
Campania116%
Piemonte105%
Lombardia42%
Sardegna32%
Abruzzo21%
Marche11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Soveria Mannelli
48
Provincia CZ
Catanzaro
13
Provincia CZ
Panettieri
11
Provincia CS
Racalmuto
10
Provincia AG
Pazzano
6
Provincia RC
Corio
6
Provincia TO
Decollatura
6
Provincia CZ
Napoli
6
Provincia NA
Pedivigliano
5
Provincia CS
Cotronei
5
Provincia KR
Celico
4
Provincia CS
Bianchi
4
Provincia CS
Caulonia
4
Provincia RC
Colosimi
3
Provincia CS
Cigliano
3
Provincia VC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Soveria Mannelli	CZ	48
Catanzaro	CZ	13
Panettieri	CS	11
Racalmuto	AG	10
Pazzano	RC	6
Corio	TO	6
Decollatura	CZ	6
Napoli	NA	6
Pedivigliano	CS	5
Cotronei	KR	5
Celico	CS	4
Bianchi	CS	4
Caulonia	RC	4
Colosimi	CS	3
Cigliano	VC	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Chiodo on Wikipedia

Giacomo Chiodo
1759 · Venezia
Agostino Chiodo
EN IT
1791 · Savona
Domenico Chiodo
IT
1823 · Genova
Vincenzo Chiodo
IT
1963 · San Giuseppe Jato

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giacomo Chiodo	1759	Venezia
Agostino Chiodo	1791	Savona	EN IT
Domenico Chiodo	1823	Genova	IT
Vincenzo Chiodo	1963	San Giuseppe Jato	IT

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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Chioddo

1 US arrivals

Chiodi

26 US arrivals

Chioda

4 US arrivals

Chiode

3 US arrivals

Chiodo forio

1 US arrivals

Gengi chiodo

1 US arrivals

Chio

4 US arrivals

Chiodio

3 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 Chiodo.

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