Cognome

Marotta

The strongest concentration of Marotta in US arrival records points to Campania, with 235 of 496 arrivals (47 percent) originating there.

496

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

149

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 496

Top regione

Campania

235 of 496
47 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 24

24 to 71

71+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania23547%
Sicilia9920%
Calabria5411%
Basilicata5010%
Puglia173%
Abruzzo163%
Lazio82%
Piemonte61%
Molise51%
Lombardia31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Limatola
34
Provincia BN
Conflenti
22
Provincia CZ
Sciacca
21
Provincia AG
Napoli
16
Provincia NA
Castel Campagnano
15
Provincia CE
Pietraperzia
13
Provincia EN
Caserta
12
Provincia CE
Decollatura
12
Provincia CZ
San Vitaliano
12
Provincia NA
Palermo
11
Provincia PA
Maddaloni
11
Provincia CE
Licata
11
Provincia AG
Nola
10
Provincia NA
Avellino
9
Provincia AV
Rapone
9
Provincia PZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Limatola	BN	34
Conflenti	CZ	22
Sciacca	AG	21
Napoli	NA	16
Castel Campagnano	CE	15
Pietraperzia	EN	13
Caserta	CE	12
Decollatura	CZ	12
San Vitaliano	NA	12
Palermo	PA	11
Maddaloni	CE	11
Licata	AG	11
Nola	NA	10
Avellino	AV	9
Rapone	PZ	9

Persone notevoli

Notable Marotta on Wikipedia

Erasmo Marotta
EN IT
1565 · Randazzo
Natalizio Marotta
1862 · Modica
Domenico Marotta
EN IT
1886 · Palermo
Eugenio Marotta
IT
1896 · Messina
Giuseppe Marotta
EN IT
1902 · Napoli
Saverio Marotta
EN IT
1911 · Falconara Marittima
Michele Marotta
IT
1913 · Potenza
Alfonso Marotta
EN IT
1923 · Avellino
Gerardo Marotta
IT
1927 · Napoli
Giuseppe Marotta jr.
1929 · Milano
Gino Marotta
IT
1935 · Campobasso
Antonio Marotta
IT
1947 · Torchiara
Giovanna Marotta
1953 · Avellino
Giuseppe Marotta
IT
1954 · Siracusa
Giuseppe Marotta
1955 · Salerno

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Erasmo Marotta	1565	Randazzo	EN IT
Natalizio Marotta	1862	Modica
Domenico Marotta	1886	Palermo	EN IT
Eugenio Marotta	1896	Messina	IT
Giuseppe Marotta	1902	Napoli	EN IT
Saverio Marotta	1911	Falconara Marittima	EN IT
Michele Marotta	1913	Potenza	IT
Alfonso Marotta	1923	Avellino	EN IT
Gerardo Marotta	1927	Napoli	IT
Giuseppe Marotta jr.	1929	Milano
Gino Marotta	1935	Campobasso	IT
Antonio Marotta	1947	Torchiara	IT
Giovanna Marotta	1953	Avellino
Giuseppe Marotta	1954	Siracusa	IT
Giuseppe Marotta	1955	Salerno

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.

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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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Marorotta

1 US arrivals

De marotta

1 US arrivals

Marrotta

35 US arrivals

Marota

10 US arrivals

Macarotta

1 US arrivals

Margrotta

1 US arrivals

Maroiotta

1 US arrivals

Marotti

25 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 Marotta.

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