Cognome

Rizzuto

The strongest concentration of Rizzuto in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 133 of 265 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.

265

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 265

Top regione

Sicilia

133 of 265
50 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 13

13 to 40

40+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Sicilia13350%
Calabria11042%
Campania104%
Emilia-Romagna31%
Puglia31%
Piemonte21%
Umbria21%
Lazio10%
Molise10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Rogliano
36
Provincia CS
Palermo
32
Provincia PA
Camporeale
26
Provincia PA
Colosimi
19
Provincia CS
Sciacca
17
Provincia AG
Poggioreale
12
Provincia TP
Mangone
9
Provincia CS
Parenti
7
Provincia CS
Calabritto
6
Provincia AV
Giuliana
5
Provincia PA
Trapani
5
Provincia TP
Sersale
5
Provincia CZ
Cosenza
4
Provincia CS
Contessa Entellina
4
Provincia PA
Montallegro
4
Provincia AG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Rogliano	CS	36
Palermo	PA	32
Camporeale	PA	26
Colosimi	CS	19
Sciacca	AG	17
Poggioreale	TP	12
Mangone	CS	9
Parenti	CS	7
Calabritto	AV	6
Giuliana	PA	5
Trapani	TP	5
Sersale	CZ	5
Cosenza	CS	4
Contessa Entellina	PA	4
Montallegro	AG	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Rizzuto on Wikipedia

F. Antonio Rizzuto
1883 · Nocera Terinese
Nicola Rizzuto
EN IT
1924 · Cattolica Eraclea
Pietro Rizzuto
EN
1934 · Cattolica Eraclea
Gaetano Rizzuto
IT
1949 · Salemi
Calogero Rizzuto
EN
1955 · Sambuca di Sicilia
Rosario Rizzuto
1962 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
F. Antonio Rizzuto	1883	Nocera Terinese
Nicola Rizzuto	1924	Cattolica Eraclea	EN IT
Pietro Rizzuto	1934	Cattolica Eraclea	EN
Gaetano Rizzuto	1949	Salemi	IT
Calogero Rizzuto	1955	Sambuca di Sicilia	EN
Rosario Rizzuto	1962	Roma

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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Rizzutto

1 US arrivals

Rizuto

3 US arrivals

Rizzuti

91 US arrivals

Rizzutti

4 US arrivals

Brizzuto

1 US arrivals

Reizzuto

1 US arrivals

Pizzuto

153 US arrivals

Bizzuto

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 Rizzuto.

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