Cognome

Moccia

The strongest concentration of Moccia in US arrival records points to Campania, with 117 of 193 arrivals (61 percent) originating there.

193

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 193

Top regione

Campania

117 of 193
61 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 12

12 to 35

35+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania11761%
Basilicata2613%
Puglia168%
Abruzzo84%
Sicilia74%
Molise53%
Piemonte42%
Calabria32%
Lazio32%
Lombardia21%
Marche11%
Veneto11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Castelvenere
15
Provincia BN
Bracigliano
13
Provincia SA
Sturno
12
Provincia AV
Melfi
10
Provincia PZ
Afragola
7
Provincia NA
Polla
6
Provincia SA
Napoli
6
Provincia NA
Potenza
6
Provincia PZ
Salerno
5
Provincia SA
Grottaminarda
5
Provincia AV
Deliceto
5
Provincia FG
Avellino
5
Provincia AV
Tursi
5
Provincia MT
Somma Vesuviana
4
Provincia NA
Castelpagano
4
Provincia BN

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Castelvenere	BN	15
Bracigliano	SA	13
Sturno	AV	12
Melfi	PZ	10
Afragola	NA	7
Polla	SA	6
Napoli	NA	6
Potenza	PZ	6
Salerno	SA	5
Grottaminarda	AV	5
Deliceto	FG	5
Avellino	AV	5
Tursi	MT	5
Somma Vesuviana	NA	4
Castelpagano	BN	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Moccia on Wikipedia

Leonardo Moccia
IT
1801 · Torre Santa Susanna
Oscar Moccia
IT
1898 · Napoli
Roberto Moccia
1931 · Napoli
Pipolo
EN IT
1933 · Viterbo
Francesco Domenico Moccia
1949 · Afragola
Federico Moccia
EN IT
1963 · Roma
Andrea Moccia
IT
1985 · Napoli
Dario Moccia
1990 · Pisa
La Niña
EN IT
1991 · Napoli
Petit
EN
2005 · Roma
Charlotte M.
2008 · Firenze

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Leonardo Moccia	1801	Torre Santa Susanna	IT
Oscar Moccia	1898	Napoli	IT
Roberto Moccia	1931	Napoli
Pipolo	1933	Viterbo	EN IT
Francesco Domenico Moccia	1949	Afragola
Federico Moccia	1963	Roma	EN IT
Andrea Moccia	1985	Napoli	IT
Dario Moccia	1990	Pisa
La Niña	1991	Napoli	EN IT
Petit	2005	Roma	EN
Charlotte M.	2008	Firenze

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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Mocci

8 US arrivals

Mocciaro

7 US arrivals

Moccio

12 US arrivals

Moccie

1 US arrivals

Mortoccia

1 US arrivals

Mocchia

8 US arrivals

Moccino

2 US arrivals

Mioccia

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 Moccia.

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