Cognome

Leto

The strongest concentration of Leto in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 124 of 173 arrivals (72 percent) originating there.

173

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 173

Top regione

Sicilia

124 of 173
72 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 12

12 to 37

37+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia12472%
Piemonte1810%
Calabria1710%
Campania63%
Abruzzo32%
Basilicata11%
Liguria11%
Sardegna11%
Puglia11%
Umbria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
24
Provincia PA
Borgetto
18
Provincia PA
Alessandria
15
Provincia AL
Terrasini
8
Provincia PA
Bolognetta
7
Provincia PA
Alessandria della Rocca
6
Provincia AG
Monreale
5
Provincia PA
Bivona
5
Provincia AG
Santo Stefano Quisquina
5
Provincia AG
Baucina
4
Provincia PA
Cammarata
4
Provincia AG
Milazzo
4
Provincia ME
Novara
3
Provincia NO
Santa Caterina dello Ionio
2
Provincia CZ
Catanzaro
2
Provincia CZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	24
Borgetto	PA	18
Alessandria	AL	15
Terrasini	PA	8
Bolognetta	PA	7
Alessandria della Rocca	AG	6
Monreale	PA	5
Bivona	AG	5
Santo Stefano Quisquina	AG	5
Baucina	PA	4
Cammarata	AG	4
Milazzo	ME	4
Novara	NO	3
Santa Caterina dello Ionio	CZ	2
Catanzaro	CZ	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Leto on Wikipedia

Basilio Leto
IT
1819 · Masserano
Vito Leto
IT
1838 · Ciminna
Antonino Leto
EN IT
1844 · Monreale
Guido Leto
EN IT
1895 · Palermo
Gabriella Leto
IT
1930 · Roma
Marco Leto
EN IT
1931 · Roma
Walter Leto
1939 · Milano
Maurilio Leto
IT
1967 · Bagheria
Francesca Leto
1976 · Saronno
Davide Leto
EN
1994 · Crotone

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Basilio Leto	1819	Masserano	IT
Vito Leto	1838	Ciminna	IT
Antonino Leto	1844	Monreale	EN IT
Guido Leto	1895	Palermo	EN IT
Gabriella Leto	1930	Roma	IT
Marco Leto	1931	Roma	EN IT
Walter Leto	1939	Milano
Maurilio Leto	1967	Bagheria	IT
Francesca Leto	1976	Saronno
Davide Leto	1994	Crotone	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.

Read guide

Di leto

13 US arrivals

De leto

2 US arrivals

Letto

4 US arrivals

Lepeto

1 US arrivals

Letito

1 US arrivals

Letore

1 US arrivals

Leveto

1 US arrivals

Letotti

2 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 Leto.

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