Cognome

Merola

The strongest concentration of Merola in US arrival records points to Campania, with 197 of 258 arrivals (76 percent) originating there.

258

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 258

Top regione

Campania

197 of 258
76 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 20

20 to 59

59+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Campania19776%
Puglia125%
Molise93%
Abruzzo93%
Lazio83%
Sicilia62%
Calabria52%
Marche42%
Toscana31%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia21%
Basilicata10%
Lombardia10%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Maddaloni
32
Provincia CE
Eboli
12
Provincia SA
Caserta
12
Provincia CE
Curti
11
Provincia CE
Caposele
11
Provincia AV
Pietramelara
7
Provincia CE
Sepino
7
Provincia CB
Padula
7
Provincia SA
Cuccaro Vetere
7
Provincia SA
Futani
6
Provincia SA
Santa Maria Capua Vetere
6
Provincia CE
Salerno
5
Provincia SA
Bonito
5
Provincia AV
Roma
4
Provincia RM
Sparanise
4
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Maddaloni	CE	32
Eboli	SA	12
Caserta	CE	12
Curti	CE	11
Caposele	AV	11
Pietramelara	CE	7
Sepino	CB	7
Padula	SA	7
Cuccaro Vetere	SA	7
Futani	SA	6
Santa Maria Capua Vetere	CE	6
Salerno	SA	5
Bonito	AV	5
Roma	RM	4
Sparanise	CE	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Merola on Wikipedia

Gaetano Merola
EN IT
1881 · Napoli
Mario Merola
EN IT
1934 · Napoli
Alberto Merola
1936 · Napoli
Giovanna Merola
1940 · Napoli
Nicola Merola
1944 · Roma
Leonardo Merola
1952 · Napoli
Valerio Merola
IT
1955 · Roma
Virginio Merola
EN IT
1955 · Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Filippo Merola
IT
1970 · Roma
Luigi Merola
IT
1972 · Villaricca
Davide Merola
EN
2000 · Santa Maria Capua Vetere

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gaetano Merola	1881	Napoli	EN IT
Mario Merola	1934	Napoli	EN IT
Alberto Merola	1936	Napoli
Giovanna Merola	1940	Napoli
Nicola Merola	1944	Roma
Leonardo Merola	1952	Napoli
Valerio Merola	1955	Roma	IT
Virginio Merola	1955	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	EN IT
Filippo Merola	1970	Roma	IT
Luigi Merola	1972	Villaricca	IT
Davide Merola	2000	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	EN

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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La merola

1 US arrivals

Merolla

51 US arrivals

Merol

2 US arrivals

Merarola

1 US arrivals

Meroli

4 US arrivals

Merolo

4 US arrivals

Merolli

30 US arrivals

Mero

14 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 Merola.

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