Cognome

Sciortino

The strongest concentration of Sciortino in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 144 of 154 arrivals (94 percent) originating there.

154

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 154

Top regione

Sicilia

144 of 154
94 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 43

43+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

6 regioni represented

Sicilia14494%
Campania32%
Piemonte32%
Liguria21%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Bagheria
63
Provincia PA
Siculiana
18
Provincia AG
Realmonte
12
Provincia AG
Monreale
10
Provincia PA
Palermo
8
Provincia PA
Camporeale
5
Provincia PA
Castelvetrano
4
Provincia TP
Mistretta
3
Provincia ME
Ricigliano
3
Provincia SA
Baucina
2
Provincia PA
Corleone
2
Provincia PA
Porto Empedocle
2
Provincia AG
Ventimiglia
2
Provincia IM
Sambuco
2
Provincia CN
Castronovo di Sicilia
2
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bagheria	PA	63
Siculiana	AG	18
Realmonte	AG	12
Monreale	PA	10
Palermo	PA	8
Camporeale	PA	5
Castelvetrano	TP	4
Mistretta	ME	3
Ricigliano	SA	3
Baucina	PA	2
Corleone	PA	2
Porto Empedocle	AG	2
Ventimiglia	IM	2
Sambuco	CN	2
Castronovo di Sicilia	PA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Sciortino on Wikipedia

Andrea Sciortino
IT
1705 · Burgio
Antonio Sciortino
IT
1954 · Delia
Antonella Sciortino
1964 · Milano
Davide Shorty
EN IT
1989 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Andrea Sciortino	1705	Burgio	IT
Antonio Sciortino	1954	Delia	IT
Antonella Sciortino	1964	Milano
Davide Shorty	1989	Palermo	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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Sciortin

2 US arrivals

Sciortina

5 US arrivals

Sciortini

2 US arrivals

Sciorti

2 US arrivals

Sciotrtino

1 US arrivals

Scortino

11 US arrivals

Sciorino

2 US arrivals

Sciotino

2 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 Sciortino.

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