Cognome

Merlino

The strongest concentration of Merlino in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 167 of 293 arrivals (57 percent) originating there.

293

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 293

Top regione

Sicilia

167 of 293
57 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 17

17 to 50

50+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Sicilia16757%
Campania269%
Abruzzo248%
Puglia238%
Basilicata165%
Calabria114%
Piemonte72%
Molise52%
Emilia-Romagna41%
Liguria21%
Lombardia21%
Veneto21%
Marche10%
Toscana10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Lazio10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Lipari
48
Provincia ME
Messina
32
Provincia ME
Rometta
18
Provincia ME
Taranto
17
Provincia TA
Spadafora
9
Provincia ME
Taranta Peligna
8
Provincia CH
Roccamonfina
7
Provincia CE
San Fratello
7
Provincia ME
Saponara
7
Provincia ME
Serradifalco
6
Provincia CL
Termini Imerese
5
Provincia PA
Potenza
4
Provincia PZ
Varapodio
4
Provincia RC
Vicari
4
Provincia PA
Calvanico
4
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Lipari	ME	48
Messina	ME	32
Rometta	ME	18
Taranto	TA	17
Spadafora	ME	9
Taranta Peligna	CH	8
Roccamonfina	CE	7
San Fratello	ME	7
Saponara	ME	7
Serradifalco	CL	6
Termini Imerese	PA	5
Potenza	PZ	4
Varapodio	RC	4
Vicari	PA	4
Calvanico	SA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Merlino on Wikipedia

Francesco Merlino
EN IT
1856 · Napoli
Giuseppe Merlino
IT
1927 · Lipari
Stefano Merlino
1938 · Italia
Benito Merlino
1940 · isola Filicudi
Giuseppe Merlino
IT
1941 · Napoli
Mario Merlino
1944 · Roma
Silvio Merlino
1952 · Napoli
Myrta Merlino
EN IT
1968 · Napoli
Martina Merlino
IT
1989 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Merlino	1856	Napoli	EN IT
Giuseppe Merlino	1927	Lipari	IT
Stefano Merlino	1938	Italia
Benito Merlino	1940	isola Filicudi
Giuseppe Merlino	1941	Napoli	IT
Mario Merlino	1944	Roma
Silvio Merlino	1952	Napoli
Myrta Merlino	1968	Napoli	EN IT
Martina Merlino	1989	Roma	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.

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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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D'merlino

1 US arrivals

Merlini

25 US arrivals

Merlina

4 US arrivals

Merli

42 US arrivals

Merliano

2 US arrivals

Melino

29 US arrivals

Mercolino

8 US arrivals

Merino

7 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 Merlino.

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