Italy
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.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.frigento.av.itAddress
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
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.
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.Famiglietti52
- 2.Cipriano37
- 3.Calo26
- 4.Stanco21
- 5.Martone19
- 6.Pascucci17
- 7.Capobianco17
- 8.Ciampi15
- 9.Dileo15
- 10.Genna14
Notable People
People born in Frigento.