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Spagnuolo
The strongest concentration of Spagnuolo in US arrival records points to Campania, with 115 of 318 arrivals (36 percent) originating there.
318
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
126
Comuni of
origin
14
Regioni
represented
4
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Campania
115 of 318
36 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Spagnuolo line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Spagnuolo arrivals came from Campania, most often from the provincia of Avellino. 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 Spagnuolo from Campania
Most often from Avellino (AV)
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Distribuzione per regione
Concentration by regione
14 regioni represented
- Campania11536%
- Calabria10734%
- Sicilia3110%
- Abruzzo175%
- Lazio134%
- Marche103%
- Basilicata72%
- Puglia62%
- Emilia-Romagna41%
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia21%
- Piemonte21%
- Molise21%
- Veneto10%
- Liguria10%
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Spagnuolo was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
- Avellino
33
Provincia AV
- Cosenza
28
Provincia CS
- Scilla
12
Provincia RC
Provincia AV
Provincia CZ
Provincia CS
Provincia RC
Provincia AQ
Provincia SA
Provincia PU
Provincia ME
Provincia NA
Provincia AP
Provincia BN
Provincia AV
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Avellino | AV | 33 |
| Cosenza | CS | 28 |
| Scilla | RC | 12 |
| Montefredane | AV | 11 |
| Catanzaro | CZ | 10 |
| Pietrafitta | CS | 10 |
| Gerace | RC | 9 |
| Rivisondoli | AQ | 9 |
| Stella Cilento | SA | 6 |
| Sant'Ippolito | PU | 5 |
| Messina | ME | 5 |
| Mariglianella | NA | 4 |
| Monteprandone | AP | 4 |
| Frasso Telesino | BN | 4 |
| Mercogliano | AV | 4 |
Persone notevoli
Notable Spagnuolo on Wikipedia
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.
Spagnuola
10 US arrivals
Spagnuoli
8 US arrivals
Spagnuo
2 US arrivals
Spagniuolo
1 US arrivals
Spagnurolo
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 Spagnuolo.