Italy
Calabria
Cosenza
Bocchigliero is a comune in the provincia of Cosenza, Calabria with a population of 1,025 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 183 passengers departing from Bocchigliero arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Address
Piazza Arento, 1
87060 Bocchigliero
Map
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centro abitato
AltitudePopulation- Bocchigliero870m1,082
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 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Bocchigliero between 1830 and 1912 equal 18% of its current population, peaking in 1903. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 20% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
183
1830–1912
Peak year
1903
45 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Bocchigliero recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
- 1.Santoro9
- 2.Caligiuri7
- 3.Lagonegro5
- 4.Vulcano5
- 5.Ruggiero5
- 6.Marino5
- 7.Greco4
- 8.Brunetti4
- 9.Costantino4
- 10.Filippelli4