Frigento

Avellino (AV)Codice catastaleD798

897 m elevation · Pop. 2,075

Campania

Avellino

Frigento is a comune in the provincia of Avellino, Campania with a population of 3,428 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 816 passengers departing from Frigento arrived in the United States.

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Address

Piazza Municipio, 1
83040 Frigento

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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
  • Pagliara750m874
  • Frigento897m623
  • Pila Ai Piani420m65
  • Cellaro Basso694m30

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Piano della Croce-Mattine775m192
  • Mattine640m57
  • Pacchiana373m44
  • Lappierti760m35
  • Fontana Madonna724m32
  • Cortiglio386m31
  • San Silvestro525m26
  • Marzano375m18
  • Molara411m16
  • San Cosmo775m15
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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 42% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Frigento between 1830 and 1912 equal 24% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Frigento for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

816

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

109 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Frigento recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Famiglietti52
  2. 2.Cipriano37
  3. 3.Calo26
  4. 4.Stanco21
  5. 5.Martone19
  6. 6.Pascucci17
  7. 7.Capobianco17
  8. 8.Ciampi15
  9. 9.Dileo15
  10. 10.Genna14

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Notable People

People born in Frigento.

  • Marciano Di LeoITb. 1751
  • Carmine GenuaITb. 1851
  • Ferdinando SchettinoITb. 1941
  • Michele IannaroneITb. 1926

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