Cognome

Nicosia

The strongest concentration of Nicosia in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 110 of 136 arrivals (81 percent) originating there.

136

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 136

Top regione

Sicilia

110 of 136
81 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 11

11 to 33

33+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia11081%
Campania97%
Calabria54%
Abruzzo32%
Puglia21%
Veneto11%
Piemonte11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Sardegna11%
Toscana11%
Molise11%
Basilicata11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

San Fratello
11
Provincia ME
Serradifalco
7
Provincia CL
Palermo
6
Provincia PA
Camporeale
5
Provincia PA
Godrano
5
Provincia PA
Vicari
5
Provincia PA
Naso
5
Provincia ME
Messina
5
Provincia ME
Vittoria
4
Provincia RG
Catania
4
Provincia CT
Marianopoli
3
Provincia CL
Licata
3
Provincia AG
Siculiana
3
Provincia AG
Roccapalumba
3
Provincia PA
Alia
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
San Fratello	ME	11
Serradifalco	CL	7
Palermo	PA	6
Camporeale	PA	5
Godrano	PA	5
Vicari	PA	5
Naso	ME	5
Messina	ME	5
Vittoria	RG	4
Catania	CT	4
Marianopoli	CL	3
Licata	AG	3
Siculiana	AG	3
Roccapalumba	PA	3
Alia	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Nicosia on Wikipedia

Margherita Nicosia
IT
1893 · Catania
Margherita Nicosia Margani
IT
1900 · Castellamonte
Gaetano Nicosia
EN
1915 · San Giovanni la Punta
Umberto Nicosia
IT
1915 · Roma
Angelo Nicosia
IT
1926 · Montemaggiore Belsito
Francesco Nicosia
1939 · Comiso
Salvatore Nicosia
IT
1940 · Vallelunga Pratameno
Alessandro Nicosia
IT
1953 · Catania
Emanuele Nicosia
EN IT
1953 · Militello in Val di Catania
Carmelo Nicosia
IT
1960 · Catania
Salvatore Nicosia
EN IT
1963 · Motta Sant'Anastasia
Loredana Nicosia
IT
1964 · Milano
Giuseppe Nicosia
1974 · Catania
Emanuela Nicosia
IT
1975 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Margherita Nicosia	1893	Catania	IT
Margherita Nicosia Margani	1900	Castellamonte	IT
Gaetano Nicosia	1915	San Giovanni la Punta	EN
Umberto Nicosia	1915	Roma	IT
Angelo Nicosia	1926	Montemaggiore Belsito	IT
Francesco Nicosia	1939	Comiso
Salvatore Nicosia	1940	Vallelunga Pratameno	IT
Alessandro Nicosia	1953	Catania	IT
Emanuele Nicosia	1953	Militello in Val di Catania	EN IT
Carmelo Nicosia	1960	Catania	IT
Salvatore Nicosia	1963	Motta Sant'Anastasia	EN IT
Loredana Nicosia	1964	Milano	IT
Giuseppe Nicosia	1974	Catania
Emanuela Nicosia	1975	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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Di nicosia

1 US arrivals

Nicosi

2 US arrivals

Nicosia mla

1 US arrivals

Nicosiani

1 US arrivals

Nicosio

2 US arrivals

Nicosia bella

1 US arrivals

Bnicosia

1 US arrivals

Nicosire

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 Nicosia.

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