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The surname Alitto was first found in Ferrara, a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. History dates the city back to 753. It was at war with Venice in 1471. It is a walled city and notable is the Church of S.Cristoforo. Knitted goods and shawls are made. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alitto research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1310, 1630 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Alitto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Leto, Leti, Leuto, Letto, Alitto, Letta, Lette and many more.
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Alitto Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Loranzo Lotti, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1839; Stefano Leto, who settled in New York, NY sometime between 1863 and 1904; Nunzia Leto, who came to New York, NY sometime between 1863 and 1904.