Italy
Abruzzo
Pescara
Roccamorice is a comune in the provincia of Pescara, Abruzzo with a population of 851 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 382 passengers departing from Roccamorice arrived in the United States.
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Website
www.comune.roccamorice.pe.itAddress
Via De Horatiis, 1
65020 Roccamorice
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Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- Piano delle Castagne527m388
- Roccamorice520m304
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Collarso525m43
- Pagliari600m26
- Colle Cauto580m1
Population and Migration
This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.
The population has declined 72% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Roccamorice between 1830 and 1912 equal 45% of its current population, peaking in 1902. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 9% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
382
1830–1912
Peak year
1902
89 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Roccamorice recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
- 1.Rosati37
- 2.Pietrangelo20
- 3.Menna15
- 4.Galli14
- 5.Di nardo11
- 6.Ventura9
- 7.Di pasquale8
- 8.Dipasquale8
- 9.Di millo8
- 10.Liberi7
Other comuni in Pescara
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