Town Origin of Viglietta

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Town Origin of Viglietta

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My grandmother recently pasted and I was interested if anyone knew the origin of my last name Viglietta, what town was it from? Much Appriciated Thanks a million.
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reynols,
From Ellis Island records, good chance was Alvito, Caserta (now Alvito, Frosinone?)
http://stevemorse.org/goulnik/match1.ph ... &dwpdone=1

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http://www.italyworldclub.com/lazio/fro ... index.html

If you give us a bit more info (names, dates, family, location in US, etc) we could probably narrow it down for you!
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The name is present in 36 comuni, 10 regions from the North to the South of Italy, with a strong presence in Lazio.
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Thank You
Very Much Appriciated
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