Cognome

Merlo

The strongest concentration of Merlo in US arrival records points to Lombardia, with 78 of 232 arrivals (34 percent) originating there.

232

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 232

Top regione

Lombardia

78 of 232
34 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Lombardia7834%
Sicilia7030%
Piemonte3616%
Campania146%
Lazio73%
Liguria73%
Calabria52%
Veneto31%
Abruzzo31%
Marche21%
Toscana21%
Basilicata21%
Puglia21%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Cuggiono
47
Provincia MI
Milano
15
Provincia MI
Burgio
14
Provincia AG
Sciacca
12
Provincia AG
Sambuco
12
Provincia CN
Torino
6
Provincia TO
Cherasco
5
Provincia CN
Montefiascone
5
Provincia VT
Gioiosa Ionica
4
Provincia RC
Turbigo
4
Provincia MI
Ribera
4
Provincia AG
Gioiosa Marea
4
Provincia ME
Bosconero
3
Provincia TO
Sondrio
3
Provincia SO
Messina
3
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Cuggiono	MI	47
Milano	MI	15
Burgio	AG	14
Sciacca	AG	12
Sambuco	CN	12
Torino	TO	6
Cherasco	CN	5
Montefiascone	VT	5
Gioiosa Ionica	RC	4
Turbigo	MI	4
Ribera	AG	4
Gioiosa Marea	ME	4
Bosconero	TO	3
Sondrio	SO	3
Messina	ME	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Merlo on Wikipedia

Carlo Giuseppe Merlo
EN IT
1690 · Milano
Felice Merlo
IT
1792 · Fossano
Domenico Merlo
IT
1813 · Palermo
Pietro Merlo
IT
1850 · Torino
Camillo Merlo
1856 · Torino
Enrico Merlo
1871 · Torino
Clemente Merlo
IT
1879 · Napoli
Mike Merlo
EN IT
1880 · Vizzini
Teresa Merlo
EN IT
1894 · Castagnito
Gino Merlo
IT
1917 · Busto Arsizio
Adriano Merlo
1925 · Arta Terme
Giuseppe Merlo
EN IT
1927 · Merano
Eriase Belardi Merlo
IT
1934 · Buonconvento
Piero Merlo
IT
1935 · Como
Bernardino Merlo
1938 · Lendinara

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Carlo Giuseppe Merlo	1690	Milano	EN IT
Felice Merlo	1792	Fossano	IT
Domenico Merlo	1813	Palermo	IT
Pietro Merlo	1850	Torino	IT
Camillo Merlo	1856	Torino
Enrico Merlo	1871	Torino
Clemente Merlo	1879	Napoli	IT
Mike Merlo	1880	Vizzini	EN IT
Teresa Merlo	1894	Castagnito	EN IT
Gino Merlo	1917	Busto Arsizio	IT
Adriano Merlo	1925	Arta Terme
Giuseppe Merlo	1927	Merano	EN IT
Eriase Belardi Merlo	1934	Buonconvento	IT
Piero Merlo	1935	Como	IT
Bernardino Merlo	1938	Lendinara

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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Merlone

7 US arrivals

Merloni

1 US arrivals

Merlota

1 US arrivals

Merloti

1 US arrivals

Merli

42 US arrivals

Merla

9 US arrivals

Merlotti

9 US arrivals

Merlolli

1 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 Merlo.

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