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Moccia is typical of the south, an area that includes Campania, Basilicata, Puglia and upper Calabria, Moccio, practically unique and Neapolitan, could derive from the dialect word moccio (alembic), indicating perhaps an activity of alchemist or herbalist carried out by the progenitors, in 1400 we find a Moccia family numbered among the Neapolitan nobles, in an act of 1467 Ferdinando I of Aragon assigns privileges to Leonardo Moccia, the Moccia del Cosentino were made Duke in 1698. additions provided by Francesca Moccia Ancient and noble Neapolitan family ascribed to the seats of Nido, Montagna and Portanova where the males enjoyed the title of Neapolitan patricians. Throughout their history, since the 1300s, the Moccia, rich and powerful, owned numerous Baronies (including Colle d'Anchise)
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