Alghero

Sassari (SS)Codice catastaleA192

7 m elevation · Pop. 37,559

Sardegna

Sassari

Alghero is a comune in the provincia of Sassari, Sardegna with a population of 41,989 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 25 passengers departing from Alghero arrived in the United States.

Contact

To request vital records from the anagrafe (records office), write to the PEC address or email below. Include the full name, approximate date, and record type in Italian.

Address

Piazza Porta Terra, 9
07041 Alghero

Map

Località

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

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Alghero7m36,185
  • Fertilia9m926
  • Maristella Porto Conte9m235
  • Santa Maria la Palma34m136
  • Pischina Salida5m19

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Monte Carru7m38
  • Tramariglio5m16
  • Scuola Guardia Grande30m4

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 96% since 1951. US arrivals peaked in 1902 with 8 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.

Related guide

Italian Immigration to America

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

Read guide

Total US arrivals

25

1830–1912

Peak year

1902

8 arrivals

Cittadinanza per discendenza

Could a line from Alghero qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 25 passengers from Alghero arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1902. 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.

The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.

Check your line
Your lineYou fill this in

Italian-born ancestor

Your ancestor from Alghero

Born in Alghero (SS), Italy

Each generation between

Name and dates

Did this person naturalize before their child was born?

You

A likely outcome

and the documents your line would need

Not ready to start? Get an email when the citizenship rules change.

Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Alghero recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Traniello3
  2. 2.Malardo2
  3. 3.Arca2
  4. 4.Aquiloni1
  5. 5.Bardone1
  6. 6.Buccafourni1
  7. 7.Arendi1
  8. 8.Faletri1
  9. 9.Gasperini1
  10. 10.Cascarella1

Browse all cognomi

Notable People

People born in Alghero.

  • Dario Pigab. 1982
  • Salvatore Ignatio Pintob. 1714
  • Daniel Lumerab. 1975
  • Joan Palombab. 1876
  • Ciro Faddab. 1932
  • Anna Maria Colavittib. 1963
  • Barbara Pasqualettob. 1980
  • Marcel A. Farinellib. 1978
  • Stefano Sampol Gandolfob. 1822
  • Ignazio Caruso
1–10 of 20

Other comuni in Sassari

Browse all comuni in Sassari