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Cavalcanti
The strongest concentration of Cavalcanti in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 1 of 2 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.
2
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
2
Comuni of
origin
2
Regioni
represented
13
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
1 of 2
50 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Cavalcanti line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Cavalcanti arrivals came from Sicilia, most often from the provincia of Agrigento. 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.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
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A Cavalcanti from Sicilia
Most often from Agrigento (AG)
Each generation between
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Persone notevoli
Notable Cavalcanti on Wikipedia
Aldobrandino Cavalcanti
IT1217 · Firenze
1258 · Firenze
1381 · Firenze
Andrea Cavalcanti
IT1412 · Borgo a Buggiano
Bartolomeo Cavalcanti
1503 · Firenze
Filippo Cavalcanti
1525 · Firenze
Andrea Cavalcanti
1610 · Firenze
Francesco Antonio Cavalcanti
IT1695 · Caccuri
Domenico Andrea Cavalcanti
IT1698 · Caccuri
Ippolito Cavalcanti
IT1787 · Afragola
Ursula Cavalcanti
IT1965 · Fiesole
Giovanni Cavalcanti
Mainardo Cavalcanti
IT
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldobrandino Cavalcanti | 1217 | Firenze | IT |
| Guido Cavalcanti | 1258 | Firenze | ENIT |
| Giovanni Cavalcanti | 1381 | Firenze | ENIT |
| Andrea Cavalcanti | 1412 | Borgo a Buggiano | IT |
| Bartolomeo Cavalcanti | 1503 | Firenze | |
| Filippo Cavalcanti | 1525 | Firenze | |
| Andrea Cavalcanti | 1610 | Firenze | |
| Francesco Antonio Cavalcanti | 1695 | Caccuri | IT |
| Domenico Andrea Cavalcanti | 1698 | Caccuri | IT |
| Ippolito Cavalcanti | 1787 | Afragola | IT |
| Ursula Cavalcanti | 1965 | Fiesole | IT |
| Giovanni Cavalcanti | Firenze | ||
| Mainardo Cavalcanti | Firenze | 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.
Cavalcante
18 US arrivals
Canti
14 US arrivals
Cavalenti
1 US arrivals
Cantiti
1 US arrivals
Cavalci
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 Cavalcanti.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Cavalcanti was recorded between 1830 and 1912.