Cognome
Vecchio
The strongest concentration of Vecchio in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 96 of 308 arrivals (31 percent) originating there.
308
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
107
Comuni of
origin
16
Regioni
represented
9
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
96 of 308
31 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Vecchio line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Vecchio arrivals came from Sicilia, most often from the provincia of Agrigento. 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 Vecchio from Sicilia
Most often from Agrigento (AG)
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Distribuzione per regione
Concentration by regione
16 regioni represented
- Sicilia9631%
- Calabria7524%
- Campania7123%
- Lazio299%
- Molise134%
- Basilicata72%
- Abruzzo52%
- Lombardia31%
- Puglia21%
- Emilia-Romagna10%
- Marche10%
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
- Piemonte10%
- Veneto10%
- Toscana10%
- Liguria10%
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Vecchio was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
- Licata
37
Provincia AG
Provincia CT
- Grimaldi
18
Provincia CS
Provincia LT
- Joppolo
13
Provincia VV
Provincia CS
Provincia SA
Provincia CT
Provincia SA
Provincia RC
Provincia CT
Provincia SA
Provincia FR
Provincia CE
Provincia CB
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Licata | AG | 37 |
| Linguaglossa | CT | 21 |
| Grimaldi | CS | 18 |
| Castelforte | LT | 17 |
| Joppolo | VV | 13 |
| Acquaformosa | CS | 11 |
| Postiglione | SA | 10 |
| Catania | CT | 7 |
| Controne | SA | 7 |
| Reggio di Calabria | RC | 7 |
| Acireale | CT | 6 |
| Salerno | SA | 6 |
| Cassino | FR | 5 |
| Roccamonfina | CE | 5 |
| Sepino | CB | 5 |
Persone notevoli
Notable Vecchio on Wikipedia
Michele Vecchio
IT1730 · Acireale
Stella Vecchio
IT1921 · Milano
Andrea Vecchio
IT1939 · Santa Venerina
Salvatore Vecchio
IT1945 · Palma di Montechiaro
Angelo Vecchio
IT1949 · Licata
Giorgio Vecchio
1950 · Como
Sebastiano Vecchio
1953 · Aci Catena
Ivana Vecchio Cairone
1954 · Cicerale
Luigi Vecchio
1962 · Prignano Cilento
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Vecchio | 1730 | Acireale | IT |
| Stella Vecchio | 1921 | Milano | IT |
| Andrea Vecchio | 1939 | Santa Venerina | IT |
| Salvatore Vecchio | 1945 | Palma di Montechiaro | IT |
| Angelo Vecchio | 1949 | Licata | IT |
| Giorgio Vecchio | 1950 | Como | |
| Sebastiano Vecchio | 1953 | Aci Catena | |
| Ivana Vecchio Cairone | 1954 | Cicerale | |
| Luigi Vecchio | 1962 | Prignano Cilento |
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.
Lo vecchio
38 US arrivals
Di vecchio
11 US arrivals
De vecchio
8 US arrivals
La vecchio
5 US arrivals
Vecchion
2 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 Vecchio.