Cognome

Scalzo

The strongest concentration of Scalzo in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 222 of 307 arrivals (72 percent) originating there.

307

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 307

Top regione

Calabria

222 of 307
72 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 22

22 to 67

67+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Calabria22272%
Sicilia4214%
Campania155%
Puglia62%
Liguria52%
Molise31%
Lombardia31%
Lazio31%
Basilicata31%
Piemonte21%
Abruzzo21%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Decollatura
83
Provincia CZ
Catanzaro
35
Provincia CZ
Carlopoli
19
Provincia CZ
Gimigliano
16
Provincia CZ
Rogliano
14
Provincia CS
Bianchi
9
Provincia CS
Conflenti
7
Provincia CZ
San Cataldo
7
Provincia CL
Carolei
6
Provincia CS
Platania
6
Provincia CZ
Dipignano
5
Provincia CS
Alimena
4
Provincia PA
Cervo
4
Provincia IM
Amaroni
4
Provincia CZ
Milazzo
3
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Decollatura	CZ	83
Catanzaro	CZ	35
Carlopoli	CZ	19
Gimigliano	CZ	16
Rogliano	CS	14
Bianchi	CS	9
Conflenti	CZ	7
San Cataldo	CL	7
Carolei	CS	6
Platania	CZ	6
Dipignano	CS	5
Alimena	PA	4
Cervo	IM	4
Amaroni	CZ	4
Milazzo	ME	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Scalzo on Wikipedia

Giuseppe Scalzo
1891 · Decollatura
Giovanni Scalzo
EN IT
1959 · Messina
Irene Scalzo
IT
1968 · Milano
Christian Scalzo
IT
1972 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giuseppe Scalzo	1891	Decollatura
Giovanni Scalzo	1959	Messina	EN IT
Irene Scalzo	1968	Milano	IT
Christian Scalzo	1972	Milano	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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O scalzo

1 US arrivals

Lo scalzo

39 US arrivals

Di scalzo

1 US arrivals

Scalzi

64 US arrivals

Scalza

14 US arrivals

Scalzotti

2 US arrivals

Scalzotto

2 US arrivals

Ascalzo

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 Scalzo.

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