Cognome

Pagano

The strongest concentration of Pagano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 335 of 912 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

912

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

246

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 912

Top regione

Campania

335 of 912
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 10

10 to 34

34 to 101

101+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania33537%
Sicilia29632%
Calabria556%
Liguria546%
Puglia465%
Abruzzo344%
Basilicata293%
Lazio172%
Piemonte101%
Molise91%
Emilia-Romagna81%
Veneto71%
Toscana40%
Umbria30%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol30%
Lombardia20%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Napoli
40
Provincia NA
Messina
39
Provincia ME
Ventimiglia
29
Provincia IM
Palermo
20
Provincia PA
Roccapiemonte
20
Provincia SA
Scafati
18
Provincia SA
Palmoli
16
Provincia CH
Arena
16
Provincia VV
Salerno
16
Provincia SA
Polizzi Generosa
16
Provincia PA
Nocera Inferiore
14
Provincia SA
Nocera Superiore
14
Provincia SA
Avellino
14
Provincia AV
Sarno
13
Provincia SA
Ciminna
13
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Napoli	NA	40
Messina	ME	39
Ventimiglia	IM	29
Palermo	PA	20
Roccapiemonte	SA	20
Scafati	SA	18
Palmoli	CH	16
Arena	VV	16
Salerno	SA	16
Polizzi Generosa	PA	16
Nocera Inferiore	SA	14
Nocera Superiore	SA	14
Avellino	AV	14
Sarno	SA	13
Ciminna	PA	13

Persone notevoli

Notable Pagano on Wikipedia

Ugo de' Pagani
EN IT
1074 · Pagani
Vincenzo Pagano
EN
1572 · Napoli
Michele Pagano
EN IT
1697 · Napoli
Francesco Mario Pagano
EN IT
1748 · Brienza
Giovanni Battista Pagano Guarnaschelli
IT
1836 · Palermo
Salvatore Pagano
IT
1875 · Arena
Giuseppe Pagano
IT
1877 · Palermo
Bartolomeo Pagano
EN IT
1878 · Genova
Antonio Pagano
IT
1902 · La Spezia
Roberto Pagano
IT
1930 · Palermo
Francesco Pagano
1932 · Pace del Mela
Santino Pagano
IT
1936 · Santa Lucia del Mela
Angela Pagano
EN IT
1937 · Napoli
Marina Pagano
IT
1939 · Napoli
Nick Pagano
IT
1939 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ugo de' Pagani	1074	Pagani	EN IT
Vincenzo Pagano	1572	Napoli	EN
Michele Pagano	1697	Napoli	EN IT
Francesco Mario Pagano	1748	Brienza	EN IT
Giovanni Battista Pagano Guarnaschelli	1836	Palermo	IT
Salvatore Pagano	1875	Arena	IT
Giuseppe Pagano	1877	Palermo	IT
Bartolomeo Pagano	1878	Genova	EN IT
Antonio Pagano	1902	La Spezia	IT
Roberto Pagano	1930	Palermo	IT
Francesco Pagano	1932	Pace del Mela
Santino Pagano	1936	Santa Lucia del Mela	IT
Angela Pagano	1937	Napoli	EN IT
Marina Pagano	1939	Napoli	IT
Nick Pagano	1939	Napoli	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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Di pagano

2 US arrivals

Paganoni

13 US arrivals

Palagano

7 US arrivals

Paganino

4 US arrivals

Paganomi

1 US arrivals

Paragano

1 US arrivals

Pagani

68 US arrivals

Pagana

14 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 Pagano.

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