Cognome

Nicastro

The strongest concentration of Nicastro in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 75 of 217 arrivals (35 percent) originating there.

217

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 217

Top regione

Sicilia

75 of 217
35 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia7535%
Campania6530%
Calabria4320%
Puglia105%
Lazio84%
Basilicata73%
Molise31%
Abruzzo31%
Toscana21%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Bagnoli Irpino
14
Provincia AV
Salerno
12
Provincia SA
Falerna
11
Provincia CZ
Terrasini
11
Provincia PA
Gioia del Colle
8
Provincia BA
Napoli
8
Provincia NA
Saviano
8
Provincia NA
Palermo
8
Provincia PA
Sutera
6
Provincia CL
San Giuseppe Jato
5
Provincia PA
Villafrati
5
Provincia PA
Laviano
5
Provincia SA
Corleone
4
Provincia PA
Savelli
3
Provincia KR
Acerra
3
Provincia NA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bagnoli Irpino	AV	14
Salerno	SA	12
Falerna	CZ	11
Terrasini	PA	11
Gioia del Colle	BA	8
Napoli	NA	8
Saviano	NA	8
Palermo	PA	8
Sutera	CL	6
San Giuseppe Jato	PA	5
Villafrati	PA	5
Laviano	SA	5
Corleone	PA	4
Savelli	KR	3
Acerra	NA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Nicastro on Wikipedia

Gustavo Nicastro
IT
1869 · Napoli
Sebastiano Nicastro
IT
1880 · Siracusa
Claudio Nicastro
IT
1913 · Siracusa
Franco Nicastro
IT
1930 · Bivona
Onofrio Nicastro
1939 · Palermo
Roberto Nicastro
EN
1964 · Trento
Andrea Nicastro
IT
1965 · Milano
Francesco Nicastro
EN IT
1991 · Campofranco

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gustavo Nicastro	1869	Napoli	IT
Sebastiano Nicastro	1880	Siracusa	IT
Claudio Nicastro	1913	Siracusa	IT
Franco Nicastro	1930	Bivona	IT
Onofrio Nicastro	1939	Palermo
Roberto Nicastro	1964	Trento	EN
Andrea Nicastro	1965	Milano	IT
Francesco Nicastro	1991	Campofranco	EN 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.

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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Nicastri

21 US arrivals

Nicastra

4 US arrivals

Anicastro

1 US arrivals

Nicatro

4 US arrivals

Monicastro

1 US arrivals

Licastro

35 US arrivals

Dicastro

5 US arrivals

Micastro

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 Nicastro.

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