Cognome

Foglia

The strongest concentration of Foglia in US arrival records points to Campania, with 76 of 152 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.

152

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 152

Top regione

Campania

76 of 152
50 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Campania7650%
Calabria3221%
Sicilia107%
Lombardia96%
Emilia-Romagna43%
Molise43%
Abruzzo43%
Basilicata32%
Liguria21%
Lazio21%
Piemonte21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Veneto11%
Umbria11%
Puglia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Serino
17
Provincia AV
San Giovanni in Fiore
15
Provincia CS
Camposano
6
Provincia NA
Baiano
6
Provincia AV
Olevano sul Tusciano
5
Provincia SA
Forio
5
Provincia NA
San Paolo Bel Sito
5
Provincia NA
Guardia Lombardi
4
Provincia AV
Casabona
4
Provincia KR
Camporeale
3
Provincia PA
Giffone
2
Provincia RC
Berceto
2
Provincia PR
Casamarciano
2
Provincia NA
Milano
2
Provincia MI
Avellino
2
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Serino	AV	17
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	15
Camposano	NA	6
Baiano	AV	6
Olevano sul Tusciano	SA	5
Forio	NA	5
San Paolo Bel Sito	NA	5
Guardia Lombardi	AV	4
Casabona	KR	4
Camporeale	PA	3
Giffone	RC	2
Berceto	PR	2
Casamarciano	NA	2
Milano	MI	2
Avellino	AV	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Foglia on Wikipedia

Francesco Foglia
IT
1912 · Novalesa
Pietro Foglia
EN IT
1913 · Cremona
Mario Foglia
EN IT
1921 · Stroppiana
Serena Foglia
IT
1925 · Trieste
Vincenzo Foglia
IT
1948 · Napoli
Paolo Foglia
IT
1967 · Bresso
Sergio Foglia
IT
1972 · Milano
Felice Foglia
IT
1977 · Nola
Fabio Foglia
EN
1989 · Giulianova
Tommaso Foglia
IT
1990 · Nola

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Foglia	1912	Novalesa	IT
Pietro Foglia	1913	Cremona	EN IT
Mario Foglia	1921	Stroppiana	EN IT
Serena Foglia	1925	Trieste	IT
Vincenzo Foglia	1948	Napoli	IT
Paolo Foglia	1967	Bresso	IT
Sergio Foglia	1972	Milano	IT
Felice Foglia	1977	Nola	IT
Fabio Foglia	1989	Giulianova	EN
Tommaso Foglia	1990	Nola	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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Di foglia

1 US arrivals

Fogli

2 US arrivals

Fogliano

25 US arrivals

Fogliani

12 US arrivals

Fogliaro

3 US arrivals

Fogliati

2 US arrivals

Fafoglia

1 US arrivals

Fogliada

1 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 Foglia.

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