Cognome

Liotta

The strongest concentration of Liotta in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 116 of 141 arrivals (82 percent) originating there.

141

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 141

Top regione

Sicilia

116 of 141
82 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 12

12 to 35

35+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia11682%
Calabria96%
Campania64%
Piemonte43%
Liguria11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Molise11%
Lazio11%
Puglia11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
45
Provincia AG
Menfi
17
Provincia AG
Partanna
14
Provincia TP
Camporeale
10
Provincia PA
Palermo
8
Provincia PA
Castelvetrano
7
Provincia TP
Stilo
4
Provincia RC
Sambuco
4
Provincia CN
Termini Imerese
4
Provincia PA
Rotondi
3
Provincia AV
Santa Teresa di Riva
2
Provincia ME
Solofra
2
Provincia AV
Giarre
1
Provincia CT
Genova
1
Provincia GE
Petralia Soprana
1
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	45
Menfi	AG	17
Partanna	TP	14
Camporeale	PA	10
Palermo	PA	8
Castelvetrano	TP	7
Stilo	RC	4
Sambuco	CN	4
Termini Imerese	PA	4
Rotondi	AV	3
Santa Teresa di Riva	ME	2
Solofra	AV	2
Giarre	CT	1
Genova	GE	1
Petralia Soprana	PA	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Liotta on Wikipedia

Aurelio Liotta
EN IT
1886 · Sant'Agata di Militello
Silvio Liotta
EN IT
1935 · Cremona
Santo Liotta
IT
1951 · Paternò
Regina Egle Liotta
EN IT
1975 · Reggio Calabria

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Aurelio Liotta	1886	Sant'Agata di Militello	EN IT
Silvio Liotta	1935	Cremona	EN IT
Santo Liotta	1951	Paternò	IT
Regina Egle Liotta	1975	Reggio Calabria	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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15 US arrivals

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Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Liotta.

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