Italy
Campania
Benevento
San Leucio del Sannio is a comune in the provincia of Benevento, Campania with a population of 2,888 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 37 passengers departing from San Leucio del Sannio arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as San Leucio.
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Address
Piazza Municipio
82010 San Leucio del Sannio
Map
Historical Names
San Leucio→San Leucio del Sannio
Changed on April 4, 1928
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- San Leucio del Sannio-Cavuoti369m1,465
- Maccabei Centro190m215
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Vigne337m269
- Maccabei Valle158m175
- Masseria Parrella330m73
- Valle303m70
- Merici II250m65
- Masserie331m27
- Merici245m25
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.
US arrivals peaked in 1907 with 21 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 6% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
37
1830–1912
Peak year
1907
21 arrivals
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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 37 passengers from San Leucio del Sannio arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1907. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
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Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from San Leucio del Sannio recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.