Cognome

Manzella

The strongest concentration of Manzella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 105 of 150 arrivals (70 percent) originating there.

150

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 150

Top regione

Sicilia

105 of 150
70 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 11

11 to 32

32+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

8 regioni represented

Sicilia10570%
Basilicata149%
Campania139%
Liguria75%
Calabria53%
Puglia32%
Piemonte21%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
18
Provincia PA
Bagheria
17
Provincia PA
Cinisi
15
Provincia PA
Casteldaccia
9
Provincia PA
Valledolmo
9
Provincia PA
Siculiana
8
Provincia AG
Vietri di Potenza
7
Provincia PZ
Ventimiglia
7
Provincia IM
Terrasini
6
Provincia PA
Balestrate
5
Provincia PA
Palomonte
5
Provincia SA
Vicari
4
Provincia PA
Potenza
3
Provincia PZ
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
Polizzi Generosa
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	18
Bagheria	PA	17
Cinisi	PA	15
Casteldaccia	PA	9
Valledolmo	PA	9
Siculiana	AG	8
Vietri di Potenza	PZ	7
Ventimiglia	IM	7
Terrasini	PA	6
Balestrate	PA	5
Palomonte	SA	5
Vicari	PA	4
Potenza	PZ	3
Napoli	NA	3
Polizzi Generosa	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Manzella on Wikipedia

Luigi Manzella
1801 · Napoli
Giovanni Battista Manzella
IT
1855 · Soncino
Titomanlio Manzella
IT
1891 · Catania
Cesare Manzella
EN IT
1897 · Cinisi
Igor Man
IT
1922 · Catania
Giovanni Manzella
IT
1932 · Messina
Vincenzo Manzella
IT
1942 · Casteldaccia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Luigi Manzella	1801	Napoli
Giovanni Battista Manzella	1855	Soncino	IT
Titomanlio Manzella	1891	Catania	IT
Cesare Manzella	1897	Cinisi	EN IT
Igor Man	1922	Catania	IT
Giovanni Manzella	1932	Messina	IT
Vincenzo Manzella	1942	Casteldaccia	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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Mannzella

1 US arrivals

Manzelli

8 US arrivals

Manzello

8 US arrivals

Mastranzella

1 US arrivals

Manella

12 US arrivals

Mazella

7 US arrivals

Anzella

1 US arrivals

Manzelo

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 Manzella.

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