Cognome

Polizzi

The strongest concentration of Polizzi in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 212 of 254 arrivals (83 percent) originating there.

254

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 254

Top regione

Sicilia

212 of 254
83 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 21

21 to 64

64+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia21283%
Puglia135%
Campania94%
Calabria94%
Abruzzo52%
Lazio21%
Toscana10%
Lombardia10%
Veneto10%
Basilicata10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
26
Provincia PA
Borgetto
16
Provincia PA
Caccamo
15
Provincia PA
Valledolmo
15
Provincia PA
Laterza
12
Provincia TA
San Giuseppe Jato
11
Provincia PA
Caltanissetta
11
Provincia CL
Cerda
7
Provincia PA
Alimena
6
Provincia PA
Trapani
6
Provincia TP
Giardinello
6
Provincia PA
Mezzojuso
6
Provincia PA
Mistretta
6
Provincia ME
Resuttano
5
Provincia CL
Napoli
5
Provincia NA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	26
Borgetto	PA	16
Caccamo	PA	15
Valledolmo	PA	15
Laterza	TA	12
San Giuseppe Jato	PA	11
Caltanissetta	CL	11
Cerda	PA	7
Alimena	PA	6
Trapani	TP	6
Giardinello	PA	6
Mezzojuso	PA	6
Mistretta	ME	6
Resuttano	CL	5
Napoli	NA	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Polizzi on Wikipedia

Al Polizzi
EN IT
1900 · Siculiana
Remo Polizzi
IT
1909 · Fontanellato
Rosario Polizzi
IT
1944 · Crotone
Franco Polizzi
1954 · Scicli
Gaspare Polizzi
1955 · Trapani
Marco Polizzi
IT
1972 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Al Polizzi	1900	Siculiana	EN IT
Remo Polizzi	1909	Fontanellato	IT
Rosario Polizzi	1944	Crotone	IT
Franco Polizzi	1954	Scicli
Gaspare Polizzi	1955	Trapani
Marco Polizzi	1972	Milano	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 polizzi

1 US arrivals

Pollizzi

5 US arrivals

Polizzio

1 US arrivals

Polizi

9 US arrivals

Polizzo

11 US arrivals

Polizze

1 US arrivals

Polizziani

1 US arrivals

Paolizzi

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 Polizzi.

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