Cognome
Cavina
The strongest concentration of Cavina in US arrival records points to Emilia-Romagna, with 2 of 3 arrivals (67 percent) originating there.
3
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
2
Comuni of
origin
2
Regioni
represented
14
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Emilia-Romagna
2 of 3
67 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Cavina line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Cavina arrivals came from Emilia-Romagna, most often from the provincia of Bologna. 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 Cavina from Emilia-Romagna
Most often from Bologna (BO)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Cavina on Wikipedia
Pietro Maria Cavina
IT1637 · Faenza
Virgilio Cavina
IT1731 · Faenza
Carlo Cavina
1820 · Imola
Luigi Cavina
1868 · Faenza
Cesare Cavina
1888 · Bologna
Giulio Cavina
IT1888 · Casola Valsenio
Ennio Cavina
IT1899 · Tresigallo
Sergio Cavina
IT1929 · Ravenna
1940 · Bologna
Francesco Cavina
IT1955 · Faenza
Marco Cavina
1958 · Bologna
Claudio Cavina
ITCristiano Cavina
IT1974 · Faenza
Demis Cavina
IT1974 · Castel San Pietro Terme
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Maria Cavina | 1637 | Faenza | IT |
| Virgilio Cavina | 1731 | Faenza | IT |
| Carlo Cavina | 1820 | Imola | |
| Luigi Cavina | 1868 | Faenza | |
| Cesare Cavina | 1888 | Bologna | |
| Giulio Cavina | 1888 | Casola Valsenio | IT |
| Ennio Cavina | 1899 | Tresigallo | IT |
| Sergio Cavina | 1929 | Ravenna | IT |
| Gianni Cavina | 1940 | Bologna | ENIT |
| Francesco Cavina | 1955 | Faenza | IT |
| Marco Cavina | 1958 | Bologna | |
| Claudio Cavina | 1962 | Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole | IT |
| Cristiano Cavina | 1974 | Faenza | IT |
| Demis Cavina | 1974 | Castel San Pietro Terme | 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.
Canavina
2 US arrivals
Cavino
11 US arrivals
Cannavina
4 US arrivals
Cavi
3 US arrivals
Calvina
2 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 Cavina.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Cavina was recorded between 1830 and 1912.