Cognome

Selvaggio

The strongest concentration of Selvaggio in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 54 of 140 arrivals (39 percent) originating there.

140

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 140

Top regione

Sicilia

54 of 140
39 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 5

5 to 16

16+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Sicilia5439%
Campania3122%
Puglia1712%
Molise139%
Calabria118%
Basilicata43%
Piemonte21%
Abruzzo21%
Lazio21%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Liguria11%
Veneto11%
Umbria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Teano
16
Provincia CE
Sciara
13
Provincia PA
Ripabottoni
12
Provincia CB
Terrasini
9
Provincia PA
Campagna
7
Provincia SA
Poggioreale
5
Provincia TP
Triggiano
4
Provincia BA
Palermo
4
Provincia PA
Villalba
3
Provincia CL
Campofiorito
3
Provincia PA
Catanzaro
3
Provincia CZ
Filadelfia
3
Provincia VV
Palo del Colle
3
Provincia BA
Caserta
2
Provincia CE
Resuttano
2
Provincia CL

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Teano	CE	16
Sciara	PA	13
Ripabottoni	CB	12
Terrasini	PA	9
Campagna	SA	7
Poggioreale	TP	5
Triggiano	BA	4
Palermo	PA	4
Villalba	CL	3
Campofiorito	PA	3
Catanzaro	CZ	3
Filadelfia	VV	3
Palo del Colle	BA	3
Caserta	CE	2
Resuttano	CL	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Selvaggio on Wikipedia

Matteo Selvaggio
1490 · Catania
Antonio Selvaggio
EN IT
1958 · Palermo
Piero Selvaggio
EN IT
1958 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Matteo Selvaggio	1490	Catania
Antonio Selvaggio	1958	Palermo	EN IT
Piero Selvaggio	1958	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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Selvaggi

55 US arrivals

Selvagio

7 US arrivals

Selvaggini

1 US arrivals

Selviaggio

1 US arrivals

Sevaggio

2 US arrivals

Elvaggio

1 US arrivals

Salvaggio

87 US arrivals

Silvaggio

15 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 Selvaggio.

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