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Margiotta

The strongest concentration of Margiotta in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 48 of 150 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

150

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 150

Top regione

Sicilia

48 of 150
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 5

5 to 14

14+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia4832%
Basilicata4530%
Campania1812%
Molise1510%
Abruzzo96%
Calabria75%
Piemonte53%
Puglia11%
Marche11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
29
Provincia AG
Muro Lucano
13
Provincia PZ
Pescopennataro
12
Provincia IS
Baragiano
7
Provincia PZ
Forenza
6
Provincia PZ
Avigliano
5
Provincia PZ
Marsico Nuovo
5
Provincia PZ
Sassano
5
Provincia SA
Bella
5
Provincia PZ
Palermo
4
Provincia PA
Chiusa Sclafani
4
Provincia PA
Sambuco
4
Provincia CN
Menfi
4
Provincia AG
Filadelfia
3
Provincia VV
Pratola Peligna
3
Provincia AQ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	29
Muro Lucano	PZ	13
Pescopennataro	IS	12
Baragiano	PZ	7
Forenza	PZ	6
Avigliano	PZ	5
Marsico Nuovo	PZ	5
Sassano	SA	5
Bella	PZ	5
Palermo	PA	4
Chiusa Sclafani	PA	4
Sambuco	CN	4
Menfi	AG	4
Filadelfia	VV	3
Pratola Peligna	AQ	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Margiotta on Wikipedia

Domenico Margiotta
1858 · Palmi
Nicola Margiotta
IT
1889 · Martina Franca
Vincenzo Margiotta
IT
1917 · Agropoli
Umberto Margiotta
IT
1947 · Capurso
Adolfo Margiotta
EN IT
1963 · Torre del Greco
Salvatore Margiotta
IT
1964 · Potenza
Francesco Margiotta
EN IT
1993 · Torino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Domenico Margiotta	1858	Palmi
Nicola Margiotta	1889	Martina Franca	IT
Vincenzo Margiotta	1917	Agropoli	IT
Umberto Margiotta	1947	Capurso	IT
Adolfo Margiotta	1963	Torre del Greco	EN IT
Salvatore Margiotta	1964	Potenza	IT
Francesco Margiotta	1993	Torino	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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Margiott

4 US arrivals

Margiota

1 US arrivals

Margiotti

9 US arrivals

Margiotto

8 US arrivals

Margiottio

1 US arrivals

Marigiotta

1 US arrivals

Margotta

38 US arrivals

Mariotta

11 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 Margiotta.

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