Cognome

Rotolo

The strongest concentration of Rotolo in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 70 of 130 arrivals (54 percent) originating there.

130

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 130

Top regione

Sicilia

70 of 130
54 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 21

21+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia7054%
Campania1713%
Piemonte118%
Molise97%
Puglia86%
Abruzzo54%
Calabria22%
Basilicata22%
Lazio22%
Umbria22%
Marche11%
Liguria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Caccamo
19
Provincia PA
Palermo
12
Provincia PA
Menfi
11
Provincia AG
Sambuco
10
Provincia CN
Bagheria
10
Provincia PA
Vastogirardi
9
Provincia IS
Monopoli
5
Provincia BA
Casteldaccia
4
Provincia PA
Caserta
4
Provincia CE
Scanno
4
Provincia AQ
Corleone
3
Provincia PA
Serino
3
Provincia AV
Rutino
3
Provincia SA
Alia
3
Provincia PA
Cerda
2
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Caccamo	PA	19
Palermo	PA	12
Menfi	AG	11
Sambuco	CN	10
Bagheria	PA	10
Vastogirardi	IS	9
Monopoli	BA	5
Casteldaccia	PA	4
Caserta	CE	4
Scanno	AQ	4
Corleone	PA	3
Serino	AV	3
Rutino	SA	3
Alia	PA	3
Cerda	PA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Rotolo on Wikipedia

Ignazio Rotolo
1850 · Santa Margherita di Belice
Salvatore Rotolo
IT
1881 · Scanno
Nicola Rotolo
EN IT
1925 · Castellana Grotte
Antonio Rotolo
EN IT
1946 · Palermo
Stefania Rotolo
EN IT
1951 · Roma
Luca Rotolo
1986 · Varese
Daniela Rotolo
IT
1997 · Anzio
Swamy Rotolo
IT
2004 · Gioia Tauro

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ignazio Rotolo	1850	Santa Margherita di Belice
Salvatore Rotolo	1881	Scanno	IT
Nicola Rotolo	1925	Castellana Grotte	EN IT
Antonio Rotolo	1946	Palermo	EN IT
Stefania Rotolo	1951	Roma	EN IT
Luca Rotolo	1986	Varese
Daniela Rotolo	1997	Anzio	IT
Swamy Rotolo	2004	Gioia Tauro	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.

Read guide

Rotoloni

4 US arrivals

Rotolone

1 US arrivals

Rotoli

23 US arrivals

Rotola

9 US arrivals

Rotoloado

1 US arrivals

Ruotolo

81 US arrivals

Roto

6 US arrivals

Protolo

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 Rotolo.

Italian citizenship by descent

You may have a claim to Italian citizenship

Italy grants citizenship to many descendants of its emigrants, but the law is narrowing who qualifies. Leave your email, and we will tell you when the rules change.