Cognome
Porretta
The strongest concentration of Porretta in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 16 of 38 arrivals (42 percent) originating there.
38
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
20
Comuni of
origin
7
Regioni
represented
0
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
16 of 38
42 percent of arrivals
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.
Poretta
4 US arrivals
Porreta
3 US arrivals
Porretti
15 US arrivals
Porretto
10 US arrivals
Perretta
116 US arrivals
Torretta
25 US arrivals
Parretta
24 US arrivals
Morretta
7 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 Porretta.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Porretta was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
- Sora
5
Provincia FR
Provincia PA
Provincia PA
Provincia TO
Provincia PA
Provincia AG
Provincia VV
Provincia FR
Provincia FR
Provincia AQ
Provincia VV
Provincia MI
Provincia FR
Provincia VV
Provincia PA
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Sora | FR | 5 |
| Sciara | PA | 4 |
| Caccamo | PA | 4 |
| Front | TO | 3 |
| Caltavuturo | PA | 3 |
| Sciacca | AG | 3 |
| Filandari | VV | 2 |
| Casalvieri | FR | 2 |
| Isola del Liri | FR | 1 |
| Celano | AQ | 1 |
| Stefanaconi | VV | 1 |
| Milano | MI | 1 |
| Fontechiari | FR | 1 |
| Mileto | VV | 1 |
| Palermo | PA | 1 |
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