Cognome

Capone

The strongest concentration of Capone in US arrival records points to Campania, with 278 of 439 arrivals (63 percent) originating there.

439

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

132

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 439

Top regione

Campania

278 of 439
63 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 8

8 to 28

28 to 83

83+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania27863%
Sicilia419%
Calabria297%
Abruzzo266%
Molise184%
Lazio174%
Puglia143%
Basilicata61%
Lombardia31%
Emilia-Romagna20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Toscana10%
Umbria10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Montemiletto
52
Provincia AV
Pratola Serra
36
Provincia AV
Montella
32
Provincia AV
Avellino
17
Provincia AV
Afragola
11
Provincia NA
Napoli
10
Provincia NA
Chieti
9
Provincia CH
Maiori
9
Provincia SA
Messina
8
Provincia ME
Pietradefusi
8
Provincia AV
Montefalcione
8
Provincia AV
Torre Le Nocelle
7
Provincia AV
Montauro
7
Provincia CZ
Pontelatone
6
Provincia CE
Gambatesa
6
Provincia CB

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Montemiletto	AV	52
Pratola Serra	AV	36
Montella	AV	32
Avellino	AV	17
Afragola	NA	11
Napoli	NA	10
Chieti	CH	9
Maiori	SA	9
Messina	ME	8
Pietradefusi	AV	8
Montefalcione	AV	8
Torre Le Nocelle	AV	7
Montauro	CZ	7
Pontelatone	CE	6
Gambatesa	CB	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Capone on Wikipedia

Giuseppe Capone di Altavilla
IT
1793 · Arpaise
Filippo Capone
IT
1821 · Montella
Raffaele Capone
IT
1829 · Salerno
Gaetano Capone
EN IT
1845 · Maiori
Federico Capone
IT
1849 · Altavilla Irpina
Gabriele Capone
1865 · Angri
Arturo Capone
IT
1868 · Salerno
Vincenzo Capone
EN IT
1892 · Angri
Ralph Capone
EN IT
1894 · Angri
Louis Capone
EN
1896 · Napoli
Pasquale Capone
IT
1896 · Salerno
Domenico Capone
1907 · Siracusa
Alfonso Capone
IT
1938 · Afragola
Rino Capone
1946 · Isernia
Claudio Capone
EN IT
1952 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giuseppe Capone di Altavilla	1793	Arpaise	IT
Filippo Capone	1821	Montella	IT
Raffaele Capone	1829	Salerno	IT
Gaetano Capone	1845	Maiori	EN IT
Federico Capone	1849	Altavilla Irpina	IT
Gabriele Capone	1865	Angri
Arturo Capone	1868	Salerno	IT
Vincenzo Capone	1892	Angri	EN IT
Ralph Capone	1894	Angri	EN IT
Louis Capone	1896	Napoli	EN
Pasquale Capone	1896	Salerno	IT
Domenico Capone	1907	Siracusa
Alfonso Capone	1938	Afragola	IT
Rino Capone	1946	Isernia
Claudio Capone	1952	Roma	EN 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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Cappone

7 US arrivals

Caponeo

1 US arrivals

Caponera

39 US arrivals

Caponero

7 US arrivals

Caponela

2 US arrivals

Caponesa

2 US arrivals

Canapone

1 US arrivals

Caponeca

1 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 Capone.

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