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Question

could you please find me the origin of Mamelli and Mamilli?

this is my last name.. We're not sure of the spelling because one of my great grandparents immigrated from either Italy or Turkey to Syria, where the official language is Arabic and therefore the name had to be re-written in Arabic characters..

thanks so much!

Answer 1

Couldn't find the origin or meaning of your last name, but did find these listings on ancestry.com:

(From 1930 census)

Name:  Giovanni Mamelli

Birth:  abt 1881 - Italy

Residence:  1930 - North Castle, Westchester, New York

Name:  Salvatore Mamelli

Birth:  abt 1894 - Italy

Residence:  1930 - North Castle, Westchester, New York

1920 census:

Daniel Mamelli (or Marvelli)

Spouse:  Diomina

Birth:  abt 1879 - Italy

Arrival:  1889

Residence:  1920 - Chandler, Fremont, Colorado

Name:  Christoph Mamelli  

Spouse:  Therese

Birth:  abt 1870 - Italy

Arrival:  1893

Residence:  1920 - Newark Ward 8, Essex, New Jersey

Nicholo Mamelli  

Spouse:  Maria

Birth:  abt 1891 - Italy

Arrival:  1913

Residence:  1920 - Brooklyn Assembly District 6, Kings, New York

1910 census:

Name:  Gavino Mamelli

Birth:  abt 1867 - Italy

Arrival:  1910

Residence:  1910 - Rockford Ward 5, Winnebago, Illinois

WWII U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Muster Rolls, 1939-1949

Name: Roy S Mamelli

Ship Name: Lexington  

Ship number: CV-16  

Sail Date: 1 Oct 1946

Roll: MIUSA2006_082854  

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name:  Mario Mamilli (listed as an employee of the SS Conte Biancamano  as a Cabin Boy)

Birth:  abt 1920

Departure:  Genoa, Italy

Arrival:  22 Aug 1950 - New York, New York

(several listings; different arrival dates, but same ship)

1910 census:

Name:  Pietro Mamilli

Birth:  abt 1889  - Italy

Arrival:  1910

Residence:  1910 - Milwaukee Ward 17, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945

Name:  Guiseppe Mamilli

Birth:  abt 1879 - Molo, Italy

Origin:  Italy

Departure:  Naples, Italy

Arrival:  19 Mar 1913 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I didn't see any listings from Turkey or Syria..

Answer 2

I come up with a bunch of middle 1800's immigration records with spelling 'Mamelli' from Italy.

I'm not sure about the question though - that some people from Italy spelled it Mamelli at some point in time doesn't mean that your ancestors spelled it that way.

If you have name, location, date of birth on an ancestor in that line from the early 1900's - we may be able to find him/her in the old census records and search from there.

Answer 3

I just answered this one, but here is my answer again.

I did a search for the names on ancestry.com  but there is nothing in relation to them at all, sorry . I also searched on this site , but there is nothing on there either.

http://www.surnamedb.com/

Answer 4

I searched Ancestry.com and found no hits for Mamilli... but quite a few for Mamelli and Mameli.  In every record that listed a birthplace, the Mamelli/Mamelis all listed their place of birth as Italy.