Cognome

Toscano

The strongest concentration of Toscano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 80 of 318 arrivals (25 percent) originating there.

318

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

139

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 318

Top regione

Campania

80 of 318
25 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 24

24+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania8025%
Sicilia7724%
Calabria7122%
Basilicata309%
Puglia206%
Abruzzo124%
Molise62%
Lombardia62%
Lazio62%
Piemonte62%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Umbria10%
Liguria10%
Veneto10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Caserta
17
Provincia CE
Canna
13
Provincia CS
Tricarico
13
Provincia MT
Saponara
12
Provincia ME
Alvignano
12
Provincia CE
Grumo Appula
8
Provincia BA
Pietramelara
8
Provincia CE
Acri
7
Provincia CS
Messina
6
Provincia ME
Acerra
6
Provincia NA
Viggiano
5
Provincia PZ
Pomigliano d'Arco
5
Provincia NA
Tarsia
5
Provincia CS
Binetto
5
Provincia BA
Bagaladi
4
Provincia RC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Caserta	CE	17
Canna	CS	13
Tricarico	MT	13
Saponara	ME	12
Alvignano	CE	12
Grumo Appula	BA	8
Pietramelara	CE	8
Acri	CS	7
Messina	ME	6
Acerra	NA	6
Viggiano	PZ	5
Pomigliano d'Arco	NA	5
Tarsia	CS	5
Binetto	BA	5
Bagaladi	RC	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Toscano on Wikipedia

Antonino Paternò Castello del Toscano
IT
1827 · Catania
Gaetano Toscano
IT
1827 · Rossano
Giacomo Toscano
1829 · Pietramelara
Pietro Toscano
1841 · Cassano all'Ionio
Giovambattista Paternò del Toscano
IT
1847 · Catania
Antonino Toscano
EN IT
1887 · Agrigento
Salvatore Toscano
EN IT
1897 · Imola
Mario Toscano
IT
1908 · Torino
Giuseppe Maria Toscano
1911 · Parma
Oreste Toscano
IT
1915 · Messina
Gaetano Toscano
IT
1929 · Gaeta
Bruno Toscano
IT
1930 · Spoleto
Salvatore Toscano
IT
1938 · Acireale
Ettore Toscano
IT
1941 · Taranto
Roberto Toscano
EN IT
1943 · Parma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonino Paternò Castello del Toscano	1827	Catania	IT
Gaetano Toscano	1827	Rossano	IT
Giacomo Toscano	1829	Pietramelara
Pietro Toscano	1841	Cassano all'Ionio
Giovambattista Paternò del Toscano	1847	Catania	IT
Antonino Toscano	1887	Agrigento	EN IT
Salvatore Toscano	1897	Imola	EN IT
Mario Toscano	1908	Torino	IT
Giuseppe Maria Toscano	1911	Parma
Oreste Toscano	1915	Messina	IT
Gaetano Toscano	1929	Gaeta	IT
Bruno Toscano	1930	Spoleto	IT
Salvatore Toscano	1938	Acireale	IT
Ettore Toscano	1941	Taranto	IT
Roberto Toscano	1943	Parma	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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Toscani

18 US arrivals

Toscana

10 US arrivals

Tosca

25 US arrivals

Toscanni

2 US arrivals

Teoscano

1 US arrivals

Tioscano

1 US arrivals

Toscanio

1 US arrivals

Toscanini

6 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 Toscano.

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