Cognome

Melfi

The strongest concentration of Melfi in US arrival records points to Molise, with 40 of 138 arrivals (29 percent) originating there.

138

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 138

Top regione

Molise

40 of 138
29 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 12

12+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Molise4029%
Puglia2820%
Basilicata2619%
Campania2317%
Lazio54%
Sicilia54%
Calabria32%
Abruzzo32%
Piemonte21%
Liguria11%
Lombardia11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Isernia
19
Provincia IS
Celle di San Vito
13
Provincia FG
Casacalenda
13
Provincia CB
Stigliano
10
Provincia MT
Napoli
6
Provincia NA
Gorgoglione
5
Provincia MT
Bovino
4
Provincia FG
Guarcino
4
Provincia FR
Deliceto
4
Provincia FG
Faeto
4
Provincia FG
Monteroduni
4
Provincia IS
Caserta
4
Provincia CE
Pescolanciano
3
Provincia IS
Colobraro
3
Provincia MT
Casabona
3
Provincia KR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Isernia	IS	19
Celle di San Vito	FG	13
Casacalenda	CB	13
Stigliano	MT	10
Napoli	NA	6
Gorgoglione	MT	5
Bovino	FG	4
Guarcino	FR	4
Deliceto	FG	4
Faeto	FG	4
Monteroduni	IS	4
Caserta	CE	4
Pescolanciano	IS	3
Colobraro	MT	3
Casabona	KR	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Melfi on Wikipedia

Antonio Melfi
IT
1948 · Amendolara
Mary Melfi
EN
1951 · Casacalenda
Mariagrazia Melfi
1974 · Tricarico

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonio Melfi	1948	Amendolara	IT
Mary Melfi	1951	Casacalenda	EN
Mariagrazia Melfi	1974	Tricarico

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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Di melfi

5 US arrivals

Melfa

9 US arrivals

Melfitano

3 US arrivals

Mel

1 US arrivals

Dimelfi

9 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 Melfi.

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