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Mazzei

The strongest concentration of Mazzei in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 162 of 282 arrivals (57 percent) originating there.

282

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

126

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 282

Top regione

Calabria

162 of 282
57 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 49

49+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Calabria16257%
Campania2910%
Basilicata228%
Puglia217%
Sicilia135%
Lazio72%
Toscana72%
Abruzzo72%
Molise62%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol31%
Piemonte21%
Lombardia10%
Veneto10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Serrastretta
19
Provincia CZ
Rogliano
14
Provincia CS
Deliceto
12
Provincia FG
Parenti
12
Provincia CS
Amato
9
Provincia CZ
Miglierina
9
Provincia CZ
Mesoraca
8
Provincia KR
Mangone
7
Provincia CS
Cotronei
6
Provincia KR
Carlopoli
6
Provincia CZ
San Giovanni in Fiore
6
Provincia CS
Calvello
5
Provincia PZ
Roscigno
5
Provincia SA
Cosenza
5
Provincia CS
Rovito
4
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Serrastretta	CZ	19
Rogliano	CS	14
Deliceto	FG	12
Parenti	CS	12
Amato	CZ	9
Miglierina	CZ	9
Mesoraca	KR	8
Mangone	CS	7
Cotronei	KR	6
Carlopoli	CZ	6
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	6
Calvello	PZ	5
Roscigno	SA	5
Cosenza	CS	5
Rovito	CS	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Mazzei on Wikipedia

Lapo Mazzei
IT
1350 · Prato
Bruno Mazzei
IT
1389 · Firenze
Filippo Mazzei
EN IT
1730 · Poggio a Caiano
Jacopo Mazzei
IT
1803 · Firenze
Francesco Mazzei
IT
1806 · Firenze
Giuseppe Mazzei
IT
1867 · Portoferraio
Velio Mazzei
1909 · Pietrasanta
Vincenzo Mazzei
IT
1913 · Nicastro
Pietro Mazzei
IT
1916 · Agliana
Fioretta Mazzei
IT
1923 · Firenze
Luigi Mazzei
IT
1929 · Cosenza
Franco Mazzei
IT
1939 · Vernole
Giuseppe Mazzei
IT
1953 · Rotondella
Marina Mazzei
IT
1955 · Foggia
Alessandra Mazzei
1965 · Cosenza

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Lapo Mazzei	1350	Prato	IT
Bruno Mazzei	1389	Firenze	IT
Filippo Mazzei	1730	Poggio a Caiano	EN IT
Jacopo Mazzei	1803	Firenze	IT
Francesco Mazzei	1806	Firenze	IT
Giuseppe Mazzei	1867	Portoferraio	IT
Velio Mazzei	1909	Pietrasanta
Vincenzo Mazzei	1913	Nicastro	IT
Pietro Mazzei	1916	Agliana	IT
Fioretta Mazzei	1923	Firenze	IT
Luigi Mazzei	1929	Cosenza	IT
Franco Mazzei	1939	Vernole	IT
Giuseppe Mazzei	1953	Rotondella	IT
Marina Mazzei	1955	Foggia	IT
Alessandra Mazzei	1965	Cosenza

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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Mazzeio

1 US arrivals

Mazze

3 US arrivals

Mazei

2 US arrivals

Mazzeo

247 US arrivals

Mazzea

10 US arrivals

Mazzek

2 US arrivals

Mazzeri

7 US arrivals

Mazzeni

5 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 Mazzei.

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