Cognome

Benincasa

The strongest concentration of Benincasa in US arrival records points to Campania, with 44 of 116 arrivals (38 percent) originating there.

116

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 116

Top regione

Campania

44 of 116
38 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 13

13+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

6 regioni represented

Campania4438%
Calabria3833%
Sicilia2017%
Basilicata109%
Lazio22%
Abruzzo22%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Benincasa was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Vietri sul Mare
11
Provincia SA
Bisacquino
7
Provincia PA
Strongoli
6
Provincia KR
Paterno Calabro
6
Provincia CS
Palermo
5
Provincia PA
Colobraro
5
Provincia MT
Miglierina
4
Provincia CZ
Caserta
4
Provincia CE
Delianuova
4
Provincia RC
Vitulazio
4
Provincia CE
Nusco
3
Provincia AV
Cetara
3
Provincia SA
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
Eboli
3
Provincia SA
Cosenza
3
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Vietri sul Mare	SA	11
Bisacquino	PA	7
Strongoli	KR	6
Paterno Calabro	CS	6
Palermo	PA	5
Colobraro	MT	5
Miglierina	CZ	4
Caserta	CE	4
Delianuova	RC	4
Vitulazio	CE	4
Nusco	AV	3
Cetara	SA	3
Napoli	NA	3
Eboli	SA	3
Cosenza	CS	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Benincasa on Wikipedia

Grazioso Benincasa
IT
1400 · Ancona
Andrea Benincasa
1450 · Ancona
Orsola Benincasa
EN IT
1547 · Cetara
Rutilio Benincasa
IT
1555 · Borgo Partenope
Alessandro Benincasa
1649 · Perugia
Angelico Benincasa
IT
1728 · Sassuolo
Bartolomeo Benincasa
IT
1746 · Modena
Lorenzo Benincasa
IT
1777 · Sambiase
Giovanni Benincasa
1822 · Messina
Alessandro Onofri
1874 · Spoleto
Angelo Benincasa
IT
1895 · Roma
Regolo Benincasa
1895 · Roma
Carmine Benincasa
EN IT
1947 · Eboli
Roberto Benincasa
IT
1951 · Siena
Giovanni Benincasa
IT
1960 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Grazioso Benincasa	1400	Ancona	IT
Andrea Benincasa	1450	Ancona
Orsola Benincasa	1547	Cetara	EN IT
Rutilio Benincasa	1555	Borgo Partenope	IT
Alessandro Benincasa	1649	Perugia
Angelico Benincasa	1728	Sassuolo	IT
Bartolomeo Benincasa	1746	Modena	IT
Lorenzo Benincasa	1777	Sambiase	IT
Giovanni Benincasa	1822	Messina
Alessandro Onofri	1874	Spoleto
Angelo Benincasa	1895	Roma	IT
Regolo Benincasa	1895	Roma
Carmine Benincasa	1947	Eboli	EN IT
Roberto Benincasa	1951	Siena	IT
Giovanni Benincasa	1960	Napoli	IT

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Benincaso

19 US arrivals

Benincase

2 US arrivals

Benincasi

1 US arrivals

Benincasci

2 US arrivals

Benncasa

2 US arrivals

Benicasa

1 US arrivals

Beniscasa

2 US arrivals

Bonincasa

2 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Benincasa.

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