Cognome

Mistretta

The strongest concentration of Mistretta in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 164 of 181 arrivals (91 percent) originating there.

181

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 181

Top regione

Sicilia

164 of 181
91 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 49

49+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Sicilia16491%
Calabria42%
Lazio42%
Campania32%
Liguria21%
Marche11%
Puglia11%
Sardegna11%
Piemonte11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Santa Ninfa
20
Provincia TP
Alcamo
18
Provincia TP
Mussomeli
17
Provincia CL
Palermo
16
Provincia PA
Partanna
13
Provincia TP
Roccapalumba
10
Provincia PA
Casteltermini
9
Provincia AG
Menfi
7
Provincia AG
Salemi
6
Provincia TP
Cammarata
6
Provincia AG
Sciacca
6
Provincia AG
Trapani
5
Provincia TP
Marianopoli
2
Provincia CL
San Cataldo
2
Provincia CL
Misilmeri
2
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Santa Ninfa	TP	20
Alcamo	TP	18
Mussomeli	CL	17
Palermo	PA	16
Partanna	TP	13
Roccapalumba	PA	10
Casteltermini	AG	9
Menfi	AG	7
Salemi	TP	6
Cammarata	AG	6
Sciacca	AG	6
Trapani	TP	5
Marianopoli	CL	2
San Cataldo	CL	2
Misilmeri	PA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Mistretta on Wikipedia

Antonino Mistretta
IT
1929 · Mussomeli
Pasquale Mistretta
IT
1932 · Cagliari
Enrico Mistretta
IT
1939 · Roma
Giuseppe Mistretta
1958 · Palermo
Roberto Mistretta
IT
1963 · Mussomeli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonino Mistretta	1929	Mussomeli	IT
Pasquale Mistretta	1932	Cagliari	IT
Enrico Mistretta	1939	Roma	IT
Giuseppe Mistretta	1958	Palermo
Roberto Mistretta	1963	Mussomeli	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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Mistreta

6 US arrivals

Mistretto

1 US arrivals

Mistreatta

1 US arrivals

Mistrettea

1 US arrivals

Mistrettsa

1 US arrivals

Mistetta

7 US arrivals

Mastretta

7 US arrivals

Mestretta

2 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 Mistretta.

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