Cognome

Rotella

The strongest concentration of Rotella in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 124 of 169 arrivals (73 percent) originating there.

169

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 169

Top regione

Calabria

124 of 169
73 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 12

12 to 37

37+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Calabria12473%
Sicilia2414%
Campania95%
Basilicata32%
Lazio21%
Puglia21%
Piemonte21%
Molise11%
Marche11%
Abruzzo11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Gimigliano
43
Provincia CZ
Tiriolo
24
Provincia CZ
Marcellinara
15
Provincia CZ
Patti
14
Provincia ME
Catanzaro
13
Provincia CZ
Settingiano
11
Provincia CZ
Caronia
6
Provincia ME
San Giovanni in Fiore
5
Provincia CS
Rapone
3
Provincia PZ
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
Montepaone
2
Provincia CZ
Tivoli
2
Provincia RM
Mesoraca
2
Provincia KR
Avellino
2
Provincia AV
Ricigliano
1
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Gimigliano	CZ	43
Tiriolo	CZ	24
Marcellinara	CZ	15
Patti	ME	14
Catanzaro	CZ	13
Settingiano	CZ	11
Caronia	ME	6
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	5
Rapone	PZ	3
Napoli	NA	3
Montepaone	CZ	2
Tivoli	RM	2
Mesoraca	KR	2
Avellino	AV	2
Ricigliano	SA	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Rotella on Wikipedia

Giuseppe Rotella
IT
1780 · Tiriolo
Pilade Rotella
1917 · Siena
Domenico Rotella
1953 · Roma
Franco Rotella
EN IT
1966 · Genova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giuseppe Rotella	1780	Tiriolo	IT
Pilade Rotella	1917	Siena
Domenico Rotella	1953	Roma
Franco Rotella	1966	Genova	EN 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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Rotelli

34 US arrivals

Rotello

6 US arrivals

Rotelle

1 US arrivals

Rostella

1 US arrivals

Rosatella

6 US arrivals

Otella

4 US arrivals

Rotelo

2 US arrivals

Carotella

1 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 Rotella.

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