Cognome

Moretti

The strongest concentration of Moretti in US arrival records points to Lazio, with 74 of 325 arrivals (23 percent) originating there.

325

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

157

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

126

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 325

Top regione

Lazio

74 of 325
23 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 22

22+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Lazio7423%
Abruzzo6520%
Campania3611%
Toscana299%
Puglia237%
Calabria206%
Sicilia196%
Basilicata124%
Lombardia103%
Marche93%
Piemonte72%
Veneto62%
Umbria52%
Molise41%
Sardegna31%
Liguria21%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Esperia
52
Provincia FR
Lucca
16
Provincia LU
Rocca San Giovanni
11
Provincia CH
Caltabellotta
9
Provincia AG
Montemarano
6
Provincia AV
Ofena
5
Provincia AQ
Tagliacozzo
5
Provincia AQ
Crognaleto
5
Provincia TE
Collepietro
5
Provincia AQ
Foggia
5
Provincia FG
Roma
5
Provincia RM
Pisticci
4
Provincia MT
L'Aquila
4
Provincia AQ
Caserta
4
Provincia CE
Aulla
4
Provincia MS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Esperia	FR	52
Lucca	LU	16
Rocca San Giovanni	CH	11
Caltabellotta	AG	9
Montemarano	AV	6
Ofena	AQ	5
Tagliacozzo	AQ	5
Crognaleto	TE	5
Collepietro	AQ	5
Foggia	FG	5
Roma	RM	5
Pisticci	MT	4
L'Aquila	AQ	4
Caserta	CE	4
Aulla	MS	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Moretti on Wikipedia

Gerolamo Moretti
IT
1601 · Padova
Giovanni Battista Moretti
1750 · Bologna
Niccolò Moretti
IT
1763 · Breda di Piave
Federico Moretti
IT
1769 · Napoli
Silvio Moretti
IT
1772 · Comero
Giuseppe Moretti
EN IT
1782 · Roncaro
Joseph Moretti
EN
1800 · Milano
Giovanni Moretti
EN
1807 · Napoli
Vincenzo Moretti
EN IT
1815 · Orvieto
Andrea Moretti
1820 · Brembate
Virginio Cesare Moretti
1843 · Brescia
Mario Moretti
IT
1845 · Roma
Giuseppe Moretti
EN IT
1857 · Siena
Gaetano Moretti
IT
1860 · Milano
Sebastiano Moretti
IT
1868 · Tresnuraghes

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gerolamo Moretti	1601	Padova	IT
Giovanni Battista Moretti	1750	Bologna
Niccolò Moretti	1763	Breda di Piave	IT
Federico Moretti	1769	Napoli	IT
Silvio Moretti	1772	Comero	IT
Giuseppe Moretti	1782	Roncaro	EN IT
Joseph Moretti	1800	Milano	EN
Giovanni Moretti	1807	Napoli	EN
Vincenzo Moretti	1815	Orvieto	EN IT
Andrea Moretti	1820	Brembate
Virginio Cesare Moretti	1843	Brescia
Mario Moretti	1845	Roma	IT
Giuseppe Moretti	1857	Siena	EN IT
Gaetano Moretti	1860	Milano	IT
Sebastiano Moretti	1868	Tresnuraghes	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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Morretti

1 US arrivals

Moreti

21 US arrivals

Morettini

2 US arrivals

Morettino

2 US arrivals

Moretta

84 US arrivals

Moretto

49 US arrivals

Mortaretti

2 US arrivals

Amoretti

3 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 Moretti.

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