Cognome

Macchia

The strongest concentration of Macchia in US arrival records points to Campania, with 53 of 168 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

168

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 168

Top regione

Campania

53 of 168
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 5

5 to 16

16+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania5332%
Puglia4527%
Basilicata1610%
Sicilia1610%
Molise117%
Abruzzo85%
Piemonte74%
Lazio42%
Calabria32%
Veneto11%
Lombardia11%
Toscana11%
Umbria11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Toritto
28
Provincia BA
Casacalenda
9
Provincia CB
Brienza
8
Provincia PZ
Avellino
7
Provincia AV
Avigliano
6
Provincia PZ
Santomenna
5
Provincia SA
Capriglio
5
Provincia AT
Bari
5
Provincia BA
Santa Maria a Vico
4
Provincia CE
Canicattì
4
Provincia AG
Vitulazio
4
Provincia CE
Grumo Appula
4
Provincia BA
Cupello
4
Provincia CH
Spadafora
4
Provincia ME
Torretta
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Toritto	BA	28
Casacalenda	CB	9
Brienza	PZ	8
Avellino	AV	7
Avigliano	PZ	6
Santomenna	SA	5
Capriglio	AT	5
Bari	BA	5
Santa Maria a Vico	CE	4
Canicattì	AG	4
Vitulazio	CE	4
Grumo Appula	BA	4
Cupello	CH	4
Spadafora	ME	4
Torretta	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Macchia on Wikipedia

Giovanni Macchia
EN IT
1912 · Trani
Gianfranco Macchia
IT
1943 · Argenta
Gianni Macchia
IT
1943 · Salsomaggiore Terme
Giovanni Macchia
1946 · Lucca
Paolo Macchia
1967 · Pisa
Marco Macchia
1975 · Roma
Maccio Capatonda
EN IT
1978 · Vasto
Ilaria Macchia
IT
1981 · San Donato di Lecce

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Macchia	1912	Trani	EN IT
Gianfranco Macchia	1943	Argenta	IT
Gianni Macchia	1943	Salsomaggiore Terme	IT
Giovanni Macchia	1946	Lucca
Paolo Macchia	1967	Pisa
Marco Macchia	1975	Roma
Maccio Capatonda	1978	Vasto	EN IT
Ilaria Macchia	1981	San Donato di Lecce	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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La macchia

42 US arrivals

Di macchia

1 US arrivals

Lo macchia

1 US arrivals

Macchi

34 US arrivals

Machia

12 US arrivals

Macchiano

6 US arrivals

Macchiani

2 US arrivals

Maracchia

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 Macchia.

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