Cognome
Caporale
The strongest concentration of Caporale in US arrival records points to Campania, with 70 of 155 arrivals (45 percent) originating there.
155
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
54
Comuni of
origin
11
Regioni
represented
12
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Campania
70 of 155
45 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Caporale line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Caporale arrivals came from Campania, most often from the provincia of Napoli. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Caporale from Campania
Most often from Napoli (NA)
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Distribuzione per regione
Concentration by regione
11 regioni represented
- Campania7045%
- Abruzzo3321%
- Calabria2919%
- Basilicata64%
- Sicilia64%
- Molise53%
- Piemonte21%
- Lazio11%
- Lombardia11%
- Puglia11%
- Umbria11%
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Caporale was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
Provincia CH
Provincia BN
- Acerra
12
Provincia NA
Provincia CS
Provincia AV
Provincia CZ
Provincia NA
Provincia AV
Provincia SA
Provincia SA
Provincia SA
Provincia CE
Provincia MT
Provincia BN
Provincia PA
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Castel Frentano | CH | 28 |
| Castelvenere | BN | 13 |
| Acerra | NA | 12 |
| Altomonte | CS | 9 |
| Avellino | AV | 7 |
| Badolato | CZ | 7 |
| Napoli | NA | 6 |
| Zungoli | AV | 5 |
| Palomonte | SA | 4 |
| Sala Consilina | SA | 4 |
| Atena Lucana | SA | 3 |
| Caserta | CE | 3 |
| Tricarico | MT | 3 |
| Limatola | BN | 3 |
| Marineo | PA | 2 |
Persone notevoli
Notable Caporale on Wikipedia
Gaetano Caporale
IT1815 · Acerra
Francesco Caporale
IT1872 · Badolato
Aristide Caporale
IT1901 · Acerra
Vincenzo Caporale
1920 · Santa Caterina dello Ionio
Carlo Caporale
1923 · San Giovanni in Persiceto
Piergiuseppe Caporale
IT1941 · Torino
Vittorio Caporale
IT1947 · Moimacco
Antonello Caporale
IT1961 · Palomonte
Elisabetta Caporale
IT1964 · Roma
Mariangela Caporale
1972 · Potenza
Alessandro Caporale
IT1995 · Lecce
Mariella Caporale
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaetano Caporale | 1815 | Acerra | IT |
| Francesco Caporale | 1872 | Badolato | IT |
| Aristide Caporale | 1901 | Acerra | IT |
| Vincenzo Caporale | 1920 | Santa Caterina dello Ionio | |
| Carlo Caporale | 1923 | San Giovanni in Persiceto | |
| Piergiuseppe Caporale | 1941 | Torino | IT |
| Vittorio Caporale | 1947 | Moimacco | IT |
| Antonello Caporale | 1961 | Palomonte | IT |
| Elisabetta Caporale | 1964 | Roma | IT |
| Mariangela Caporale | 1972 | Potenza | |
| Alessandro Caporale | 1995 | Lecce | IT |
| Mariella Caporale | Roma |
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.
Caporali
16 US arrivals
Caporala
1 US arrivals
Caporaletti
13 US arrivals
Caporalelli
1 US arrivals
Caporaletto
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 Caporale.