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Castagna

The strongest concentration of Castagna in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 58 of 177 arrivals (33 percent) originating there.

177

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 177

Top regione

Sicilia

58 of 177
33 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 17

17+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia5833%
Calabria3218%
Campania2715%
Molise148%
Abruzzo106%
Piemonte74%
Lazio74%
Basilicata63%
Lombardia53%
Veneto42%
Toscana21%
Umbria21%
Puglia11%
Marche11%
Sardegna11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
14
Provincia PA
Tusa
14
Provincia ME
Frosolone
14
Provincia IS
Napoli
8
Provincia NA
Capestrano
5
Provincia AQ
Ionadi
4
Provincia VV
Atri
4
Provincia TE
Lipari
4
Provincia ME
Ribera
3
Provincia AG
Calabritto
3
Provincia AV
Cosenza
3
Provincia CS
Sorianello
3
Provincia VV
Traona
2
Provincia SO
Terrasini
2
Provincia PA
Forenza
2
Provincia PZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	14
Tusa	ME	14
Frosolone	IS	14
Napoli	NA	8
Capestrano	AQ	5
Ionadi	VV	4
Atri	TE	4
Lipari	ME	4
Ribera	AG	3
Calabritto	AV	3
Cosenza	CS	3
Sorianello	VV	3
Traona	SO	2
Terrasini	PA	2
Forenza	PZ	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Castagna on Wikipedia

papa Urbano VII
EN IT
1521 · Roma
Ascanio Castagna
EN
1567 · Torino
Giorgio Castagna Giannone
IT
1737 · Modica
Michelangelo Castagna
IT
1783 · Città Sant'Angelo
Pasquale Castagna
1819 · Città Sant'Angelo
Niccola Castagna
1823 · Città Sant'Angelo
Sebastiano Castagna
EN IT
1868 · Aidone
Bruna Castagna
EN IT
1896 · Bari
Francesco Castagna
1897 · Brescia
Salvatore Castagna
EN IT
1897 · Caltagirone
Bruno Castagna
IT
1908 · Traona
Oreste Castagna (partigiano)
IT
1917 · Velletri
Pino Castagna
IT
1932 · Castelgomberto
Alberto Castagna
EN IT
1945 · Castiglion Fiorentino
Maurizio Castagna
1947 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
papa Urbano VII	1521	Roma	EN IT
Ascanio Castagna	1567	Torino	EN
Giorgio Castagna Giannone	1737	Modica	IT
Michelangelo Castagna	1783	Città Sant'Angelo	IT
Pasquale Castagna	1819	Città Sant'Angelo
Niccola Castagna	1823	Città Sant'Angelo
Sebastiano Castagna	1868	Aidone	EN IT
Bruna Castagna	1896	Bari	EN IT
Francesco Castagna	1897	Brescia
Salvatore Castagna	1897	Caltagirone	EN IT
Bruno Castagna	1908	Traona	IT
Oreste Castagna (partigiano)	1917	Velletri	IT
Pino Castagna	1932	Castelgomberto	IT
Alberto Castagna	1945	Castiglion Fiorentino	EN IT
Maurizio Castagna	1947	Milano

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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Castagnaro

8 US arrivals

Castagnano

3 US arrivals

Capastagna

2 US arrivals

Castagno

39 US arrivals

Castagni

3 US arrivals

Castagnacci

6 US arrivals

Castagnatta

1 US arrivals

Casatagna

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 Castagna.

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