Cognome

Gargano

The strongest concentration of Gargano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 142 of 326 arrivals (44 percent) originating there.

326

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

107

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 326

Top regione

Campania

142 of 326
44 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 43

43+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania14244%
Sicilia8125%
Basilicata227%
Abruzzo216%
Molise144%
Puglia134%
Calabria134%
Piemonte72%
Lazio72%
Veneto31%
Lombardia21%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Bagheria
26
Provincia PA
Salerno
23
Provincia SA
Atrani
19
Provincia SA
Palermo
11
Provincia PA
Avellino
10
Provincia AV
Collesano
9
Provincia PA
Bagnoli Irpino
8
Provincia AV
Amalfi
8
Provincia SA
Angri
8
Provincia SA
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
7
Provincia AV
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Sant'Arsenio
7
Provincia SA
Sant'Alessio Siculo
6
Provincia ME
Viggiano
6
Provincia PZ
Cantalupa
6
Provincia TO

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bagheria	PA	26
Salerno	SA	23
Atrani	SA	19
Palermo	PA	11
Avellino	AV	10
Collesano	PA	9
Bagnoli Irpino	AV	8
Amalfi	SA	8
Angri	SA	8
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi	AV	7
Napoli	NA	7
Sant'Arsenio	SA	7
Sant'Alessio Siculo	ME	6
Viggiano	PZ	6
Cantalupa	TO	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Gargano on Wikipedia

Lucchino Gargano
1575 · Saluzzo
Giuseppina Gargano
EN IT
1853 · Catania
Andrea Gargano
EN
1887 · Genova
Francesco Gargano
EN IT
1889 · Grammichele
Mario Gargano
EN IT
1929 · Tagliacozzo
Charles Gargano
EN
1934 · Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
Camillo Gargano
EN IT
1942 · Ferrara
Antonio Gargano
1947 · Napoli
Maurizio Gargano
1952 · Roma
Antonio Gargano
IT
1953 · Taranto
Angela Gargano
IT
1961 · Barletta
Mauro Gargano
1971 · Candida

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Lucchino Gargano	1575	Saluzzo
Giuseppina Gargano	1853	Catania	EN IT
Andrea Gargano	1887	Genova	EN
Francesco Gargano	1889	Grammichele	EN IT
Mario Gargano	1929	Tagliacozzo	EN IT
Charles Gargano	1934	Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi	EN
Camillo Gargano	1942	Ferrara	EN IT
Antonio Gargano	1947	Napoli
Maurizio Gargano	1952	Roma
Antonio Gargano	1953	Taranto	IT
Angela Gargano	1961	Barletta	IT
Mauro Gargano	1971	Candida

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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Garganno

1 US arrivals

Garganoa

1 US arrivals

Gargamano

2 US arrivals

Gano

7 US arrivals

Gargani

12 US arrivals

Gargane

1 US arrivals

Gargaliano

1 US arrivals

Garga

4 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 Gargano.

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