We learn in the beginning of the saga that the family's original last name was Andolini from Corleone ,Sicily. What always confused me was the change in last name after Vito migrated to America ? It appears to me that the immigration board changed it and mistankingly thought his last name was Corleone.
Re: Why Vito's last name was changed to Corleone ?
[Re: JohnnyZasa]
#621544 11/25/1110:29 PM11/25/1110:29 PM
There were lots of mistakes like that made by Ellis Island officials. I have a friend whose last name is spelled with one T, but his relatives in Ireland spell it with two. His grandfather always said that one T was lost in Ellis Island.
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Re: Why Vito's last name was changed to Corleone ?
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
#621709 11/26/1109:28 PM11/26/1109:28 PM
There were lots of mistakes like that made by Ellis Island officials.
My grandfather had a polysyllabic last name. The immigration official didn't want to bother with all the syllables, so he assigned him the first one. That's why it's easy for me to sign my name.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
Re: Why Vito's last name was changed to Corleone ?
[Re: Turnbull]
#623410 12/07/1111:36 AM12/07/1111:36 AM
I knew a guy named Rocco Separato. When his grandfather immigrated the officer asked him where his wife was. The man said in Italian tha he and his wife were separated, and thts how he got the name.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."
"I am Constanza: Lord of the idiots."
Re: Why Vito's last name was changed to Corleone ?
[Re: dontomasso]
#623423 12/07/1101:31 PM12/07/1101:31 PM
I knew a guy named Rocco Separato. When his grandfather immigrated the officer asked him where his wife was. The man said in Italian tha he and his wife were separated, and thts how he got the name.
That's one of the funniest things ever I've read on this board.
"It was between the brothers Kay -- I had nothing to do with it."
Re: Why Vito's last name was changed to Corleone ?
[Re: JohnnyZasa]
#623675 12/08/1106:57 PM12/08/1106:57 PM
I understand this is pure speculation but had Vito's name not been changed at Ellis Island, would he have still been in danger from Don Ciccio?
My opinion is that he would've been okay, as Ciccio's influence could not have extended that far. Any silimar/opposing viewpoints, and is there any evidence I am overlooking to back up either side of the argument?
Re: Why Vito's last name was changed to Corleone ?
[Re: Mr. Blonde]
#623690 12/08/1109:36 PM12/08/1109:36 PM
As you said, Ciccio's influence didn't extend into America because if it did, he'd have had ways to find young Vito no matter what his last name was. And, "Corleone" would have been a major tipoff--that's where Vito came from and that's the town Ciccio ruled.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.