Cognome

Moffa

The strongest concentration of Moffa in US arrival records points to Molise, with 164 of 212 arrivals (77 percent) originating there.

212

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 212

Top regione

Molise

164 of 212
77 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 49

49+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Molise16477%
Puglia2411%
Campania126%
Sicilia63%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Abruzzo10%
Umbria10%
Calabria10%
Lazio10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Riccia
154
Provincia CB
Troia
14
Provincia FG
Roseto Valfortore
7
Provincia FG
Napoli
5
Provincia NA
Campobasso
4
Provincia CB
Resuttano
3
Provincia CL
Castelmauro
2
Provincia CB
Foggia
2
Provincia FG
Tufara
2
Provincia CB
Avellino
2
Provincia AV
Santa Croce del Sannio
1
Provincia BN
Castelpagano
1
Provincia BN
Cattolica
1
Provincia RN
Roccacasale
1
Provincia AQ
Perugia
1
Provincia PG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Riccia	CB	154
Troia	FG	14
Roseto Valfortore	FG	7
Napoli	NA	5
Campobasso	CB	4
Resuttano	CL	3
Castelmauro	CB	2
Foggia	FG	2
Tufara	CB	2
Avellino	AV	2
Santa Croce del Sannio	BN	1
Castelpagano	BN	1
Cattolica	RN	1
Roccacasale	AQ	1
Perugia	PG	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Moffa on Wikipedia

Pietro Moffa
1804 · Riccia
Paolo Moffa
EN IT
1915 · Roma
Silvano Moffa
EN IT
1951 · Roma
Cristina Moffa
IT
1957 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pietro Moffa	1804	Riccia
Paolo Moffa	1915	Roma	EN IT
Silvano Moffa	1951	Roma	EN IT
Cristina Moffa	1957	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.

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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Moffe

3 US arrivals

Moffo

2 US arrivals

Moffeo

1 US arrivals

Moffio

1 US arrivals

Di mofa

1 US arrivals

Lamoffa

1 US arrivals

Moffman

1 US arrivals

Moffone

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 Moffa.

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