Italy
Toscana
Lucca
Viareggio is a comune in the provincia of Lucca, Toscana with a population of 60,618 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 235 passengers departing from Viareggio arrived in the United States.
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Website
www.comune.viareggio.lu.it/Address
Piazza Nieri E Paolini
55049 Viareggio
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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- Viareggio2m47,803
- Torre del Lago Puccini3m11,619
- Quartiere Lagomare3m90
- Marina di Torre del Lago Puccini1m4
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Tombolo1m133
- Innocenzo1m74
- Barù2m54
- Villa Macchia2m53
- Lecci1m33
- Chiusa di Michelone2m33
- Bozzana1m29
- Aurelia Sud1m27
- Sasso Bianco2m25
- Manone3m23
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 45% since 1951. US arrivals peaked in 1903 with 53 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 7% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
235
1830–1912
Peak year
1903
53 arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 235 passengers from Viareggio 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).
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Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Viareggio recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
- 1.Gado8
- 2.Lametti6
- 3.Ghilardi5
- 4.Felizzianetti5
- 5.Benedetti5
- 6.Bertolucci5
- 7.Bartolino4
- 8.Belluomini4
- 9.Casini4
- 10.Fracchia4
Notable People
People born in Viareggio.