Cognome

Gioia

The strongest concentration of Gioia in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 61 of 252 arrivals (24 percent) originating there.

252

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

114

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 252

Top regione

Sicilia

61 of 252
24 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 18

18+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia6124%
Campania6024%
Molise3012%
Puglia2711%
Calabria2711%
Basilicata146%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol83%
Abruzzo83%
Lazio62%
Piemonte31%
Veneto21%
Marche21%
Toscana21%
Liguria10%
Lombardia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

San Massimo
20
Provincia CB
Serino
14
Provincia AV
Valledolmo
11
Provincia PA
Grumo Appula
9
Provincia BA
Partanna
8
Provincia TP
Ceglie Messapica
7
Provincia BR
Palermo
6
Provincia PA
Cosenza
5
Provincia CS
Sesto/Sexten
5
Provincia BZ
Sciara
4
Provincia PA
Avellino
4
Provincia AV
Pisciotta
4
Provincia SA
Luzzi
4
Provincia CS
Altomonte
4
Provincia CS
Calvanico
4
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
San Massimo	CB	20
Serino	AV	14
Valledolmo	PA	11
Grumo Appula	BA	9
Partanna	TP	8
Ceglie Messapica	BR	7
Palermo	PA	6
Cosenza	CS	5
Sesto/Sexten	BZ	5
Sciara	PA	4
Avellino	AV	4
Pisciotta	SA	4
Luzzi	CS	4
Altomonte	CS	4
Calvanico	SA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Gioia on Wikipedia

Flavio Gioia
EN IT
1300 · Amalfi
Giuseppe Antonio Fiorentini Vaccari Gioia
1650 · Ferrara
Agostino Gioia
1695 · Giovinazzo
Raffaele Gioia
EN
1757 · San Massimo
Gaetano Gioia
1760 · Napoli
Melchiorre Gioia
EN IT
1767 · Piacenza
Pasquale Gioia
IT
1872 · Santa Croce del Sannio
Agostino Gioia
1877 · Canicattì
Giuliano Gioia
IT
1917 · Firenze
Giovanni Gioia
EN IT
1925 · Palermo
Salvatore Gioia
IT
1934 · Villarosa
Francesco Gioia
IT
1938 · San Vito dei Normanni
Bruno Gioia
IT
1942 · Pegognaga
Danilo Gioia
IT
1966 · Vignate
Mauro Gioia
EN
1966 · Sesto San Giovanni

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Flavio Gioia	1300	Amalfi	EN IT
Giuseppe Antonio Fiorentini Vaccari Gioia	1650	Ferrara
Agostino Gioia	1695	Giovinazzo
Raffaele Gioia	1757	San Massimo	EN
Gaetano Gioia	1760	Napoli
Melchiorre Gioia	1767	Piacenza	EN IT
Pasquale Gioia	1872	Santa Croce del Sannio	IT
Agostino Gioia	1877	Canicattì
Giuliano Gioia	1917	Firenze	IT
Giovanni Gioia	1925	Palermo	EN IT
Salvatore Gioia	1934	Villarosa	IT
Francesco Gioia	1938	San Vito dei Normanni	IT
Bruno Gioia	1942	Pegognaga	IT
Danilo Gioia	1966	Vignate	IT
Mauro Gioia	1966	Sesto San Giovanni	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 gioia

88 US arrivals

De gioia

13 US arrivals

La gioia

11 US arrivals

Gioi

10 US arrivals

Gioisia

2 US arrivals

Giocoia

1 US arrivals

Gioio

4 US arrivals

Gioianini

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 Gioia.

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