Cognome

Rizzo

The strongest concentration of Rizzo in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 821 of 1,628 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.

1,628

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

416

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1,628

Top regione

Sicilia

821 of 1,628
50 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 25

25 to 82

82 to 246

246+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Sicilia82150%
Campania29418%
Calabria26516%
Basilicata674%
Puglia392%
Liguria352%
Lazio231%
Piemonte151%
Molise151%
Abruzzo141%
Lombardia121%
Emilia-Romagna101%
Marche70%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol40%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia30%
Toscana30%
Sardegna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
83
Provincia PA
Nicosia
61
Provincia EN
Bagheria
40
Provincia PA
Messina
40
Provincia ME
Serradifalco
38
Provincia CL
Amantea
31
Provincia CS
Spadafora
31
Provincia ME
Cerda
30
Provincia PA
Ventimiglia
28
Provincia IM
Rometta
24
Provincia ME
Avellino
23
Provincia AV
Castelvetrano
22
Provincia TP
Platania
21
Provincia CZ
Caltanissetta
21
Provincia CL
Napoli
20
Provincia NA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	83
Nicosia	EN	61
Bagheria	PA	40
Messina	ME	40
Serradifalco	CL	38
Amantea	CS	31
Spadafora	ME	31
Cerda	PA	30
Ventimiglia	IM	28
Rometta	ME	24
Avellino	AV	23
Castelvetrano	TP	22
Platania	CZ	21
Caltanissetta	CL	21
Napoli	NA	20

Persone notevoli

Notable Rizzo on Wikipedia

Antonio Rizzo
EN IT
1430 · Verona
Benvenuta Diana Rizzo
1599 · Trapani
Valentino Rizzo
1842 · Oderzo
Giovanni Rizzo
1853 · Padova
Don Giuseppe Rizzo
EN IT
1863 · Alcamo
Giovanni Battista Rizzo
1863 · Monastero di Vasco
Giulio Emanuele Rizzo
IT
1865 · Melilli
Antonio Rizzo
IT
1885 · Caccuri
Luigi Rizzo
EN IT
1887 · Milazzo
Giovanni Rizzo
IT
1890 · Montedoro
Attilio Rizzo
IT
1891 · Villadose
Francesco Babuscio Rizzo
IT
1897 · Potenza
Pippo Rizzo
IT
1897 · Corleone
Zina Rizzo
1900 · Palermo
Domenico Rizzo
IT
1901 · Rossano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonio Rizzo	1430	Verona	EN IT
Benvenuta Diana Rizzo	1599	Trapani
Valentino Rizzo	1842	Oderzo
Giovanni Rizzo	1853	Padova
Don Giuseppe Rizzo	1863	Alcamo	EN IT
Giovanni Battista Rizzo	1863	Monastero di Vasco
Giulio Emanuele Rizzo	1865	Melilli	IT
Antonio Rizzo	1885	Caccuri	IT
Luigi Rizzo	1887	Milazzo	EN IT
Giovanni Rizzo	1890	Montedoro	IT
Attilio Rizzo	1891	Villadose	IT
Francesco Babuscio Rizzo	1897	Potenza	IT
Pippo Rizzo	1897	Corleone	IT
Zina Rizzo	1900	Palermo
Domenico Rizzo	1901	Rossano	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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De rizzo

7 US arrivals

Di rizzo

3 US arrivals

Lo rizzo

3 US arrivals

Del rizzo

2 US arrivals

Rizo

12 US arrivals

Rizzolo

46 US arrivals

Rizzoli

13 US arrivals

Rizzone

9 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 Rizzo.

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