Valenzano

Bari (BA)Codice catastaleL571

85 m elevation · Pop. 17,255

Puglia

Bari

Not the Valenzano you were looking for? See also: Valenza (Alessandria, Piemonte), Calenzano (Firenze, Toscana), Valentano (Viterbo, Lazio)

Valenzano is a comune in the provincia of Bari, Puglia with a population of 17,220 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 498 passengers departing from Valenzano arrived in the United States.

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Address

Largo Marconi 58
70010 Valenzano

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Località

Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centro abitato

AltitudePopulation
  • Valenzano85m15,675

Nucleo abitato

AltitudePopulation
  • Lamie102m1,580

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 grown 150% since 1951. US arrivals peaked in 1906 with 162 recorded passengers.

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Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

498

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

162 arrivals

Cittadinanza per discendenza

Could a line from Valenzano qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 498 passengers from Valenzano 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 Valenzano recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Caringella13
  2. 2.De bellis12
  3. 3.Labellarte10
  4. 4.Cavalli9
  5. 5.Lucente9
  6. 6.Specchia8
  7. 7.Capozzi8
  8. 8.Tangorra7
  9. 9.Palmisano7
  10. 10.De frenza6

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Notable People

People born in Valenzano.

  • Antonino Giannoneb. 1943
  • Andrea CapozziITb. 1898

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