Cognome

Caruso

The strongest concentration of Caruso in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 540 of 1,771 arrivals (30 percent) originating there.

1,771

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

441

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1,771

Top regione

Sicilia

540 of 1,771
30 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 16

16 to 54

54 to 162

162+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Sicilia54030%
Campania49728%
Calabria35920%
Abruzzo1277%
Basilicata543%
Molise473%
Puglia473%
Lazio463%
Piemonte191%
Lombardia121%
Toscana70%
Emilia-Romagna50%
Marche30%
Sardegna20%
Veneto20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Umbria10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
64
Provincia PA
Castel di Sangro
40
Provincia AQ
Cosenza
39
Provincia CS
Sinopoli
34
Provincia RC
Messina
34
Provincia ME
Napoli
32
Provincia NA
Amantea
29
Provincia CS
Capua
24
Provincia CE
Pietrelcina
23
Provincia BN
Andretta
22
Provincia AV
Lioni
22
Provincia AV
Gesualdo
20
Provincia AV
Filadelfia
20
Provincia VV
Saviano
18
Provincia NA
Torretta
18
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	64
Castel di Sangro	AQ	40
Cosenza	CS	39
Sinopoli	RC	34
Messina	ME	34
Napoli	NA	32
Amantea	CS	29
Capua	CE	24
Pietrelcina	BN	23
Andretta	AV	22
Lioni	AV	22
Gesualdo	AV	20
Filadelfia	VV	20
Saviano	NA	18
Torretta	PA	18

Persone notevoli

Notable Caruso on Wikipedia

Giovanni Battista Caruso
IT
1673 · Polizzi Generosa
Luigi Caruso
IT
1754 · Napoli
Gaetano Caruso
1808 · Monreale
Giuseppe Caruso
EN IT
1820 · Atella
Michele Caruso
IT
1837 · Torremaggiore
Raffaele Caruso
IT
1841 · Palermo
Girolamo Caruso
EN IT
1842 · Alcamo
Giuseppe Antonio Caruso
IT
1864 · Petilia Policastro
Carlo Caruso
1865 · Cosenza
Enrico Caruso
EN IT
1873 · Napoli
Giuseppe Caruso
1883 · Catania
Filippo Caruso
EN IT
1884 · Casole Bruzio
Pietro Caruso
EN IT
1899 · Maddaloni
Casto Caruso
IT
1904 · Pomarico
Franco Caruso
1916 · Pavia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Battista Caruso	1673	Polizzi Generosa	IT
Luigi Caruso	1754	Napoli	IT
Gaetano Caruso	1808	Monreale
Giuseppe Caruso	1820	Atella	EN IT
Michele Caruso	1837	Torremaggiore	IT
Raffaele Caruso	1841	Palermo	IT
Girolamo Caruso	1842	Alcamo	EN IT
Giuseppe Antonio Caruso	1864	Petilia Policastro	IT
Carlo Caruso	1865	Cosenza
Enrico Caruso	1873	Napoli	EN IT
Giuseppe Caruso	1883	Catania
Filippo Caruso	1884	Casole Bruzio	EN IT
Pietro Caruso	1899	Maddaloni	EN IT
Casto Caruso	1904	Pomarico	IT
Franco Caruso	1916	Pavia

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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Carusso

13 US arrivals

Carruso

6 US arrivals

Carusone

84 US arrivals

Carusoni

3 US arrivals

Calaruso

2 US arrivals

Caparuso

1 US arrivals

Carusi

58 US arrivals

Carusa

15 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 Caruso.

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