Cognome

Vecchio

The strongest concentration of Vecchio in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 96 of 308 arrivals (31 percent) originating there.

308

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

107

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 308

Top regione

Sicilia

96 of 308
31 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Sicilia9631%
Calabria7524%
Campania7123%
Lazio299%
Molise134%
Basilicata72%
Abruzzo52%
Lombardia31%
Puglia21%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Marche10%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
Piemonte10%
Veneto10%
Toscana10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Licata
37
Provincia AG
Linguaglossa
21
Provincia CT
Grimaldi
18
Provincia CS
Castelforte
17
Provincia LT
Joppolo
13
Provincia VV
Acquaformosa
11
Provincia CS
Postiglione
10
Provincia SA
Catania
7
Provincia CT
Controne
7
Provincia SA
Reggio di Calabria
7
Provincia RC
Acireale
6
Provincia CT
Salerno
6
Provincia SA
Cassino
5
Provincia FR
Roccamonfina
5
Provincia CE
Sepino
5
Provincia CB

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Licata	AG	37
Linguaglossa	CT	21
Grimaldi	CS	18
Castelforte	LT	17
Joppolo	VV	13
Acquaformosa	CS	11
Postiglione	SA	10
Catania	CT	7
Controne	SA	7
Reggio di Calabria	RC	7
Acireale	CT	6
Salerno	SA	6
Cassino	FR	5
Roccamonfina	CE	5
Sepino	CB	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Vecchio on Wikipedia

Michele Vecchio
IT
1730 · Acireale
Stella Vecchio
IT
1921 · Milano
Andrea Vecchio
IT
1939 · Santa Venerina
Salvatore Vecchio
IT
1945 · Palma di Montechiaro
Angelo Vecchio
IT
1949 · Licata
Giorgio Vecchio
1950 · Como
Sebastiano Vecchio
1953 · Aci Catena
Ivana Vecchio Cairone
1954 · Cicerale
Luigi Vecchio
1962 · Prignano Cilento

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Michele Vecchio	1730	Acireale	IT
Stella Vecchio	1921	Milano	IT
Andrea Vecchio	1939	Santa Venerina	IT
Salvatore Vecchio	1945	Palma di Montechiaro	IT
Angelo Vecchio	1949	Licata	IT
Giorgio Vecchio	1950	Como
Sebastiano Vecchio	1953	Aci Catena
Ivana Vecchio Cairone	1954	Cicerale
Luigi Vecchio	1962	Prignano Cilento

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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Lo vecchio

38 US arrivals

Di vecchio

11 US arrivals

De vecchio

8 US arrivals

La vecchio

5 US arrivals

Vecchion

2 US arrivals

Del vecchio

345 US arrivals

Vecchi

62 US arrivals

Vechio

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 Vecchio.

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