Bracca

Bergamo (BG)Codice catastaleB112

620 m elevation · Pop. 515

Lombardia

Bergamo

Bracca is a comune in the provincia of Bergamo, Lombardia with a population of 725 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 33 passengers departing from Bracca arrived in the United States.

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Address

Via Cavalier Antonio Dentella 10
24010 Bracca

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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
  • Bracca620m203
  • Algua427m13

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Truchel-Bruga580m134
  • Pregaroldi675m29
  • Sottoriva447m29
  • Zubioni545m28
  • Botta469m17
  • Mosche544m14
  • Pozze397m14
  • Galleria425m13
  • Staviglio520m11
  • Ponte Merlo400m6
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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.

US arrivals peaked in 1901 with 14 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 18% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

33

1830–1912

Peak year

1901

14 arrivals

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Could a line from Bracca qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 33 passengers from Bracca arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1901. 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 Bracca recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Polimelli2
  2. 2.Ferri2
  3. 3.Lupo2
  4. 4.Santalino2
  5. 5.De ciantis2
  6. 6.Cipriani1
  7. 7.Cashiere1
  8. 8.Barbero1
  9. 9.Di ciantis1
  10. 10.Bonzi1

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