Cognome

Foti

The strongest concentration of Foti in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 139 of 216 arrivals (64 percent) originating there.

216

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 216

Top regione

Sicilia

139 of 216
64 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 42

42+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia13964%
Calabria5626%
Campania84%
Puglia31%
Lazio31%
Abruzzo31%
Piemonte10%
Toscana10%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Milazzo
31
Provincia ME
Messina
27
Provincia ME
Reggio di Calabria
14
Provincia RC
Tortorici
10
Provincia ME
Patti
8
Provincia ME
Caltanissetta
5
Provincia CL
Santa Teresa di Riva
5
Provincia ME
Riposto
4
Provincia CT
Postiglione
4
Provincia SA
Montallegro
4
Provincia AG
Linguaglossa
4
Provincia CT
Stefanaconi
4
Provincia VV
Palermo
4
Provincia PA
Melicuccà
3
Provincia RC
Castroreale
3
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Milazzo	ME	31
Messina	ME	27
Reggio di Calabria	RC	14
Tortorici	ME	10
Patti	ME	8
Caltanissetta	CL	5
Santa Teresa di Riva	ME	5
Riposto	CT	4
Postiglione	SA	4
Montallegro	AG	4
Linguaglossa	CT	4
Stefanaconi	VV	4
Palermo	PA	4
Melicuccà	RC	3
Castroreale	ME	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Foti on Wikipedia

Luciano Foti
EN
1694 · Messina
Pietro Foti
IT
1828 · Reggio Calabria
Giuseppe Foti
IT
1879 · Patti
Giuseppe Foti
1915 · Gaggi
Giuseppe Foti
1922 · Reggio Calabria
Attilio Foti
IT
1926 · Palmi
Adelaide Foti
IT
1930 · Firenze
Luigi Foti
IT
1934 · Siracusa
Paolo Foti
EN IT
1949 · Agira
Francesco Foti
IT
1950 · Messina
Giuseppe Foti
1950 · Reggio Calabria
Lillo Foti
EN IT
1950 · Reggio Calabria
Antonino Foti
IT
1958 · Reggio Calabria
Giuseppe Foti
1959 · Como
Tommaso Foti
EN IT
1960 · Piacenza

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Luciano Foti	1694	Messina	EN
Pietro Foti	1828	Reggio Calabria	IT
Giuseppe Foti	1879	Patti	IT
Giuseppe Foti	1915	Gaggi
Giuseppe Foti	1922	Reggio Calabria
Attilio Foti	1926	Palmi	IT
Adelaide Foti	1930	Firenze	IT
Luigi Foti	1934	Siracusa	IT
Paolo Foti	1949	Agira	EN IT
Francesco Foti	1950	Messina	IT
Giuseppe Foti	1950	Reggio Calabria
Lillo Foti	1950	Reggio Calabria	EN IT
Antonino Foti	1958	Reggio Calabria	IT
Giuseppe Foti	1959	Como
Tommaso Foti	1960	Piacenza	EN 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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Fotia

20 US arrivals

Fotti

12 US arrivals

Fotis

1 US arrivals

Fotino

8 US arrivals

Fonoti

4 US arrivals

Fotica

2 US arrivals

Fotine

2 US arrivals

Fotiga

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 Foti.

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