Cognome

Melillo

The strongest concentration of Melillo in US arrival records points to Campania, with 227 of 282 arrivals (80 percent) originating there.

282

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 282

Top regione

Campania

227 of 282
80 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 23

23 to 68

68+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Campania22780%
Basilicata228%
Puglia166%
Molise41%
Sicilia41%
Abruzzo31%
Piemonte21%
Calabria21%
Lazio10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Teora
63
Provincia AV
Atripalda
33
Provincia AV
Gioia Sannitica
16
Provincia CE
Bisaccia
14
Provincia AV
Castelgrande
11
Provincia PZ
Avellino
10
Provincia AV
Padula
8
Provincia SA
Benevento
8
Provincia BN
Faicchio
6
Provincia BN
Faeto
6
Provincia FG
Pietradefusi
6
Provincia AV
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Volturino
4
Provincia FG
Moliterno
4
Provincia PZ
Alife
4
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Teora	AV	63
Atripalda	AV	33
Gioia Sannitica	CE	16
Bisaccia	AV	14
Castelgrande	PZ	11
Avellino	AV	10
Padula	SA	8
Benevento	BN	8
Faicchio	BN	6
Faeto	FG	6
Pietradefusi	AV	6
Napoli	NA	4
Volturino	FG	4
Moliterno	PZ	4
Alife	CE	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Melillo on Wikipedia

Generoso Melillo
1935 · Napoli
Savino Melillo
IT
1939 · Cerignola
Sergio Melillo
EN IT
1955 · Avellino
Giovanni Melillo
IT
1959 · Foggia
Angela Melillo
EN IT
1967 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Generoso Melillo	1935	Napoli
Savino Melillo	1939	Cerignola	IT
Sergio Melillo	1955	Avellino	EN IT
Giovanni Melillo	1959	Foggia	IT
Angela Melillo	1967	Roma	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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Mellillo

2 US arrivals

Melilo

2 US arrivals

Melilli

5 US arrivals

Melilla

2 US arrivals

Mello

38 US arrivals

Mielillo

2 US arrivals

Peluso melillo

3 US arrivals

Merolillo

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 Melillo.

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