Cognome

Vacca

The strongest concentration of Vacca in US arrival records points to Molise, with 75 of 237 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

237

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 237

Top regione

Molise

75 of 237
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Molise7532%
Campania6829%
Sicilia2310%
Lazio146%
Puglia135%
Piemonte115%
Calabria115%
Toscana94%
Abruzzo73%
Basilicata21%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Veneto10%
Liguria10%
Sardegna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Castelpetroso
31
Provincia IS
Castelpizzuto
20
Provincia IS
Isnello
16
Provincia PA
Isernia
14
Provincia IS
Napoli
13
Provincia NA
Pietradefusi
10
Provincia AV
Valva
8
Provincia SA
San Vincenzo
7
Provincia LI
Valperga
6
Provincia TO
Frosolone
6
Provincia IS
Volturino
6
Provincia FG
Mirabella Eclano
5
Provincia AV
San Basile
4
Provincia CS
Veroli
4
Provincia FR
Palermo
4
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Castelpetroso	IS	31
Castelpizzuto	IS	20
Isnello	PA	16
Isernia	IS	14
Napoli	NA	13
Pietradefusi	AV	10
Valva	SA	8
San Vincenzo	LI	7
Valperga	TO	6
Frosolone	IS	6
Volturino	FG	6
Mirabella Eclano	AV	5
San Basile	CS	4
Veroli	FR	4
Palermo	PA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Vacca on Wikipedia

Flaminio Vacca
EN IT
1538 · Roma
Luigi Vacca
EN IT
1778 · Torino
Angelo Vacca
1783 · Torino
Giovanni Vacca
EN IT
1810 · Napoli
Giuseppe Vacca
EN IT
1810 · Napoli
Alessandro Vacca
IT
1836 · Torino
Guglielmo Vacca
IT
1849 · Eboli
Arturo Vacca Maggiolini
IT
1872 · Pinerolo
Giovanni Vacca
EN IT
1872 · Genova
Umberto Vacca
IT
1878 · Afragola
Virginia Vacca
IT
1891 · Roma
Roberto Vacca
IT
1927 · Roma
Antonio Vacca
EN IT
1934 · Quartu Sant'Elena
Giuseppe Vacca
IT
1939 · Bari
Francesca Vacca Agusta
IT
1942 · Genova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Flaminio Vacca	1538	Roma	EN IT
Luigi Vacca	1778	Torino	EN IT
Angelo Vacca	1783	Torino
Giovanni Vacca	1810	Napoli	EN IT
Giuseppe Vacca	1810	Napoli	EN IT
Alessandro Vacca	1836	Torino	IT
Guglielmo Vacca	1849	Eboli	IT
Arturo Vacca Maggiolini	1872	Pinerolo	IT
Giovanni Vacca	1872	Genova	EN IT
Umberto Vacca	1878	Afragola	IT
Virginia Vacca	1891	Roma	IT
Roberto Vacca	1927	Roma	IT
Antonio Vacca	1934	Quartu Sant'Elena	EN IT
Giuseppe Vacca	1939	Bari	IT
Francesca Vacca Agusta	1942	Genova	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.

Read guide

La vacca

2 US arrivals

Vaccai

1 US arrivals

Vaca

1 US arrivals

Vaccaro

657 US arrivals

Vaccari

22 US arrivals

Vaccara

11 US arrivals

Vaccano

2 US arrivals

Vacco

8 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 Vacca.

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