Cognome

Cottone

The strongest concentration of Cottone in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 138 of 149 arrivals (93 percent) originating there.

149

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 149

Top regione

Sicilia

138 of 149
93 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 41

41+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

6 regioni represented

Sicilia13893%
Campania43%
Calabria32%
Piemonte21%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Basilicata11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
17
Provincia PA
Realmonte
11
Provincia AG
Baucina
9
Provincia PA
Caltabellotta
9
Provincia AG
Collesano
8
Provincia PA
Burgio
8
Provincia AG
Misilmeri
8
Provincia PA
Sciacca
7
Provincia AG
Monreale
6
Provincia PA
Bolognetta
6
Provincia PA
Caccamo
5
Provincia PA
Caltavuturo
4
Provincia PA
Cinisi
4
Provincia PA
Isnello
4
Provincia PA
Alcamo
4
Provincia TP

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	17
Realmonte	AG	11
Baucina	PA	9
Caltabellotta	AG	9
Collesano	PA	8
Burgio	AG	8
Misilmeri	PA	8
Sciacca	AG	7
Monreale	PA	6
Bolognetta	PA	6
Caccamo	PA	5
Caltavuturo	PA	4
Cinisi	PA	4
Isnello	PA	4
Alcamo	TP	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Cottone on Wikipedia

Giovanni Pietro Cottone
1540 · Brescia
Antonio Cottone
1613 · Nicosia
Gaetano Cottone
IT
1714 · Palermo
Carlo Cottone
EN IT
1756 · Palermo
Salvatore Cottone
1872 · Alcamo
Antonio Cottone
EN
1904 · Villabate
Giuseppe Cottone
IT
1905 · Alcamo
Benedetto Cottone
EN IT
1917 · Marsala
Antonio Cottone
1944 · Palermo
Giovanni Cottone
IT
1957 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Pietro Cottone	1540	Brescia
Antonio Cottone	1613	Nicosia
Gaetano Cottone	1714	Palermo	IT
Carlo Cottone	1756	Palermo	EN IT
Salvatore Cottone	1872	Alcamo
Antonio Cottone	1904	Villabate	EN
Giuseppe Cottone	1905	Alcamo	IT
Benedetto Cottone	1917	Marsala	EN IT
Antonio Cottone	1944	Palermo
Giovanni Cottone	1957	Palermo	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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Cotone

44 US arrivals

Cottonesi

1 US arrivals

Cottoni

2 US arrivals

Cotto

13 US arrivals

Cotatone

2 US arrivals

Chottone

1 US arrivals

Ciottone

1 US arrivals

Ottone

12 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 Cottone.

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