Italy
Campania
Caserta
Rocchetta e Croce is a comune in the provincia of Caserta, Campania with a population of 431 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 57 passengers departing from Rocchetta e Croce arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Rocchetta.
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Address
Via Cavour, 4
81042 Rocchetta e Croce
Map
Historical Names
Rocchetta→Rocchetta e Croce
Changed on February 1, 1863
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- Rocchetta459m151
- Montanari109m140
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Biasi103m28
- Croce591m4
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 44% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Rocchetta e Croce between 1830 and 1912 equal 13% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 11% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
57
1830–1912
Peak year
1906
11 arrivals
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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 57 passengers from Rocchetta e Croce arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1906. 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 Rocchetta e Croce recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.