Cognome

Pisciotta

The strongest concentration of Pisciotta in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 158 of 183 arrivals (86 percent) originating there.

183

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 183

Top regione

Sicilia

158 of 183
86 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 47

47+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Sicilia15886%
Campania105%
Calabria53%
Toscana21%
Puglia21%
Abruzzo21%
Basilicata21%
Molise11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Camporeale
55
Provincia PA
Palermo
30
Provincia PA
Partanna
19
Provincia TP
Salaparuta
16
Provincia TP
Montelepre
10
Provincia PA
Santa Ninfa
5
Provincia TP
Menfi
5
Provincia AG
Marineo
3
Provincia PA
Baselice
3
Provincia BN
Verbicaro
2
Provincia CS
Sortino
2
Provincia SR
Ponte Buggianese
2
Provincia PT
Padula
2
Provincia SA
Melilli
1
Provincia SR
Montevago
1
Provincia AG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Camporeale	PA	55
Palermo	PA	30
Partanna	TP	19
Salaparuta	TP	16
Montelepre	PA	10
Santa Ninfa	TP	5
Menfi	AG	5
Marineo	PA	3
Baselice	BN	3
Verbicaro	CS	2
Sortino	SR	2
Ponte Buggianese	PT	2
Padula	SA	2
Melilli	SR	1
Montevago	AG	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Pisciotta on Wikipedia

Ignazio Pisciotta
IT
1883 · Matera
Gaspare Pisciotta
EN IT
1924 · Montelepre
Pietro Pisciotta
1938 · Campobello di Mazara
Francesco Pisciotta
1946 · San Salvatore di Fitalia
Massimiliano Pisciotta
IT
1974 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ignazio Pisciotta	1883	Matera	IT
Gaspare Pisciotta	1924	Montelepre	EN IT
Pietro Pisciotta	1938	Campobello di Mazara
Francesco Pisciotta	1946	San Salvatore di Fitalia
Massimiliano Pisciotta	1974	Palermo	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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Pisciota

3 US arrivals

Pisciottano

3 US arrivals

Pisciotti

12 US arrivals

Pisciotto

9 US arrivals

Picsciotta

2 US arrivals

Prisciotta

2 US arrivals

Pidsciotta

1 US arrivals

Piciotta

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 Pisciotta.

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