Cognome

Coscia

The strongest concentration of Coscia in US arrival records points to Campania, with 77 of 167 arrivals (46 percent) originating there.

167

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 167

Top regione

Campania

77 of 167
46 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania7746%
Puglia3823%
Basilicata1710%
Lazio74%
Calabria64%
Sicilia64%
Umbria42%
Piemonte42%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Toscana21%
Lombardia11%
Molise11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Montella
26
Provincia AV
Toritto
20
Provincia BA
Forenza
10
Provincia PZ
Carlantino
8
Provincia FG
Montemarano
6
Provincia AV
Montemiletto
6
Provincia AV
Potenza
6
Provincia PZ
Nusco
4
Provincia AV
Genazzano
4
Provincia RM
Eboli
4
Provincia SA
Morcone
4
Provincia BN
Rotondi
3
Provincia AV
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
San Lorenzello
2
Provincia BN
Arpaia
2
Provincia BN

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Montella	AV	26
Toritto	BA	20
Forenza	PZ	10
Carlantino	FG	8
Montemarano	AV	6
Montemiletto	AV	6
Potenza	PZ	6
Nusco	AV	4
Genazzano	RM	4
Eboli	SA	4
Morcone	BN	4
Rotondi	AV	3
Napoli	NA	3
San Lorenzello	BN	2
Arpaia	BN	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Coscia on Wikipedia

Niccolò Coscia
EN IT
1682 · Pietradefusi
Aristide Coscia
EN IT
1918 · Alessandria
Gianni Coscia
EN IT
1931 · Alessandria
Maria Coscia
IT
1948 · Altavilla Irpina
Fiorella Coscia
1953 · Piansano
Raffaele Coscia
EN
1983 · Salerno

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Niccolò Coscia	1682	Pietradefusi	EN IT
Aristide Coscia	1918	Alessandria	EN IT
Gianni Coscia	1931	Alessandria	EN IT
Maria Coscia	1948	Altavilla Irpina	IT
Fiorella Coscia	1953	Piansano
Raffaele Coscia	1983	Salerno	EN

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 coscia

1 US arrivals

La coscia

1 US arrivals

Cosci

10 US arrivals

Cosciani

2 US arrivals

Cosciano

2 US arrivals

Cosciaro

2 US arrivals

Cosciato

2 US arrivals

Coscio

11 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 Coscia.

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