Italy
Campania
Salerno
Albanella is a comune in the provincia of Salerno, Campania with a population of 6,315 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 221 passengers departing from Albanella arrived in the United States.
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Website
www.comune.albanella.sa.itAddress
Piazza Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto, 6
84044 Albanella
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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- Matinella43m2,270
- Albanella205m1,257
- Borgo San Cesareo26m261
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- San Nicola55m147
- Via Fravita39m103
- Via Giunta26m91
- Bosco100m76
- Tempa delle Guardie I151m64
- Cerrina II63m61
- Piano del Carpine I93m60
- Vuccolo Cappasanta29m56
- Via San Nicola55m36
- Vallecentanni75m29
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 1903 with 39 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 9% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
221
1830–1912
Peak year
1903
39 arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could a line from Albanella qualify for Italian citizenship?
Between 1830 and 1912, at least 221 passengers from Albanella arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1903. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The birthplace alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Albanella recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
Notable People
People born in Albanella.
- Giuseppina Giulianob. 1980
- Francesco Florenzanob. 1957
- Felicia GaudianoITb. 1966