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Vaccaro

The strongest concentration of Vaccaro in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 232 of 657 arrivals (35 percent) originating there.

657

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

192

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 657

Top regione

Sicilia

232 of 657
35 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 23

23 to 70

70+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Sicilia23235%
Calabria12619%
Campania9014%
Basilicata7211%
Molise7011%
Piemonte284%
Puglia122%
Abruzzo91%
Emilia-Romagna41%
Umbria30%
Liguria30%
Lazio20%
Marche20%
Toscana10%
Lombardia10%
Veneto10%
Sardegna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Bonefro
60
Provincia CB
Palermo
38
Provincia PA
Nocera Terinese
33
Provincia CZ
Avigliano
31
Provincia PZ
Sambuco
20
Provincia CN
Burgio
19
Provincia AG
Petrizzi
17
Provincia CZ
Mussomeli
13
Provincia CL
Ribera
12
Provincia AG
Scafati
12
Provincia SA
Camporeale
11
Provincia PA
Casabona
10
Provincia KR
Tramonti
9
Provincia SA
Casamarciano
9
Provincia NA
Ripacandida
8
Provincia PZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bonefro	CB	60
Palermo	PA	38
Nocera Terinese	CZ	33
Avigliano	PZ	31
Sambuco	CN	20
Burgio	AG	19
Petrizzi	CZ	17
Mussomeli	CL	13
Ribera	AG	12
Scafati	SA	12
Camporeale	PA	11
Casabona	KR	10
Tramonti	SA	9
Casamarciano	NA	9
Ripacandida	PZ	8

Persone notevoli

Notable Vaccaro on Wikipedia

Andrea Vaccaro
EN IT
1604 · Napoli
Francesco Vaccaro
EN IT
1636 · Potenza
Nicola Vaccaro
EN IT
1640 · Napoli
Nicolò Maria Vaccaro
EN
1650 · Genova
Lorenzo Vaccaro
EN IT
1655 · Napoli
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro
EN IT
1681 · Napoli
Giuseppe Vaccaro
IT
1793 · Caltagirone
Francesco Vaccaro
IT
1808 · Caltagirone
Giuseppe Vaccaro
1808 · Caltagirone
Giuseppe Vaccaro
1832 · Chiavari
Mario Vaccaro
1845 · Caltagirone
Giulio Vaccaro
EN IT
1851 · Napoli
Michelangelo Vaccaro
IT
1854 · Casteltermini
Mario Vaccaro
1869 · Caltagirone
Michele Vaccaro
IT
1886 · Venezia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Andrea Vaccaro	1604	Napoli	EN IT
Francesco Vaccaro	1636	Potenza	EN IT
Nicola Vaccaro	1640	Napoli	EN IT
Nicolò Maria Vaccaro	1650	Genova	EN
Lorenzo Vaccaro	1655	Napoli	EN IT
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro	1681	Napoli	EN IT
Giuseppe Vaccaro	1793	Caltagirone	IT
Francesco Vaccaro	1808	Caltagirone	IT
Giuseppe Vaccaro	1808	Caltagirone
Giuseppe Vaccaro	1832	Chiavari
Mario Vaccaro	1845	Caltagirone
Giulio Vaccaro	1851	Napoli	EN IT
Michelangelo Vaccaro	1854	Casteltermini	IT
Mario Vaccaro	1869	Caltagirone
Michele Vaccaro	1886	Venezia	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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F vaccaro

3 US arrivals

Vaccararo

1 US arrivals

Di vaccaro

1 US arrivals

Vacaro

17 US arrivals

Vaccarone

6 US arrivals

Vaccarono

1 US arrivals

Vaccari

22 US arrivals

Vaccara

11 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 Vaccaro.

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