Capizzi

Messina (ME)Codice catastaleB660

1,100 m elevation · Pop. 2,672

Sicilia

Messina

Capizzi is a comune in the provincia of Messina, Sicilia with a population of 2,771 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 221 passengers departing from Capizzi arrived in the United States.

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Address

Piazza San Giacomo Apostolo Maggiore N. 10
98031 Capizzi

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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
  • Capizzi1,100m2,672

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 27% since 1861. US arrivals peaked in 1906 with 64 recorded passengers.

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Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

221

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

64 arrivals

Cittadinanza per discendenza

Could a line from Capizzi qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 221 passengers from Capizzi 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 Capizzi recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Steccato8
  2. 2.Culo7
  3. 3.Lentini6
  4. 4.Pagano5
  5. 5.Mascali5
  6. 6.Chiacchitano5
  7. 7.Principato5
  8. 8.Casabona5
  9. 9.Rampulla5
  10. 10.Frascona4

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Notable People

People born in Capizzi.

  • Salvatore NovembreITb. 1940
  • Giuseppe BrunoENITb. 1836

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