Genealogy in Buccino
Tracing your Italian roots back to Buccino (in Salerno province, Campania region) begins with understanding which records exist and where they are preserved. On this page you’ll find a clear guide to the civil, parish and historical sources available for genealogy in Buccino.
Buccino family history at a glance
- Region: Campania
- Province: Salerno
- Record types available: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: began in 1809 (when this area was part of the Kingdom of Naples)
- Parish registers: usually earlier than civil registration (sometimes dating back to the 1600s)
Research experience on families in Buccino
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Buccino, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Cariello, Catone, Fernicola, Grieco, Iuorio, Lepore, Murano, Natale, Poeta, Pucciariello, Salimbene, Trimarco, Tuozzo, Verderese, Volpe and others.
Many records relating to families and individuals are already stored in our databases and include, in addition to names and dates, further information such as occupations, residential addresses, and key family and social relationships within the Buccino community in past centuries.
Part of the information used by ItalianSide in genealogy research derives from a proprietary archive of on-site research conducted over many years in Buccino and by our experts. This archive includes studies, family trees, and data not available online, such as cross-referenced family relationships, occupational histories, deciphered or translated documents, residential patterns, and visual documentation.
Research activities may include all major sources available at municipal, provincial, and regional level:
• civil records
• parish registers
• notarial archives
• military records
• historical and photographic sources
Direct access to archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results than research conducted remotely or based on partial sources alone. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
Genealogy in Buccino
If your ancestors came from Buccino, in Salerno province (Campania region), the first step is to identify the local archives where records are kept. Most family history research starts from the civil registry office at the Comune and continues in parish and notary archives.
Where to begin your ancestry journey in Buccino
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Buccino are usually preserved in:
- Buccino City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages and deaths) available from 1809 onwards.
- Buccino parish churches: in Campania, parish registers that can trace family lines back to the 1600s, and in rare cases even earlier.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Buccino
In towns and villages of Campania and across Salerno province, civil registration offices were established after 1809, following Napoleonic reforms in the former Kingdom of Naples. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Buccino from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Buccino, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Buccino during the past centuries, the City Office of Buccino is usually the first place to start your family research. Our local expert can access these records on your behalf and interpret them correctly.
- Professions: discover what your ancestors did for a living.
- Addresses: find the street or house where the family lived in Buccino.
- Family links: identify parents, witnesses and neighbours that appear in the records.
- Signatures and notes: see how your ancestors signed and read any marginal annotations.
If you prefer to contact the Town Hall by yourself, we suggest reading our genealogy tips for Italy. They include practical advice for research in Campania and specifically in Buccino.
Population trends in Buccino
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Buccino from the Italian Unification (1861). Understanding how many people lived in the town over time is useful when interpreting migration and family movements.
Church Records in Buccino
Church archives in Salerno province often preserve information that predates civil records. Parish registers include baptisms, marriages and burials and sometimes allow you to push your family tree back into the 1700s and 1600s.
In many areas of Campania, parish registers began around the 1500s. These manuscripts are not easy to access from abroad and can be hard to read without specific training.
Our local genealogists, graduated in history and archival studies, can consult the parish archives of Buccino on your behalf and reconstruct your family history through the centuries.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Buccino:
S. MARIA ASSUNTA E S. GIOVANNI GEROSOLIMITANO – P.zza Reginaldo Giuliani
S. MARIA SOLDICTA – P.zza S.Antonio Abate
S. CROCE IN GERUSALEMME – Via S.Croce
Notary records and other historical sources
Another important source of information is represented by notary documents, which preserve wills, dowries, property sales and contracts. These records are usually kept in provincial and State Archives and can provide valuable details on the social and economic life of your family.
Planning a visit to Buccino
From our experience, if you plan to visit Buccino we always recommend starting the research months before your arrival. This way you avoid spending your holidays in offices or churches dealing with bureaucracy.
Remember that archives are not open to the general public and officers or priests are not required by law to grant direct access to the records.
With the results collected by our genealogist before your trip, you will have more time to enjoy the town and its surroundings, walking in the footsteps of your ancestors.
Professional help for research in Buccino
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Buccino area, write to buccino@italianside.com or fill the form here. Our expert will study your request and reply with a research plan and a quote tailored to your family history.
Messages from other visitors in Buccino
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Buccino forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Buccino with other people, feel free to leave a message.
My Mom’s family came to NJ after 7 years in Argentina.From Buccino I was told. The surname’s involved Grieco, Divona, Cavallaro Fernicola as far as I know.I know they lived in Trenton, Asbury park NJ, also Newark. Finally settled in Scottsdale Arizona where I was born I would love to know more about my heritage and hit a brick wall.
My great grandmother Albina Orazio was born in Buccino 1854. Her mother Maria Rosa Di Leo was also born in Buccino. They moved to the US in 1910 with Maria’s youngest son Giusppe Orazio to live with her oldest son Pasquale Orazio in Elizabeth NJ….where I was born 60 years later.
I have been unable to find any records on Maria Rosa Di Leo or Pietro Orazio who were both born in Buccino.
My paternal great grandmother I think was born in Buccino in the late 1800. Filomena Candela, married Paulo Del Grippo. My maternal grandmother was Beatrice Caruso, married Amato Condursi.
Just curious my grandfather came from Buccino in the early 1900’s his name was Ralph Gallucci and served in the U.S. Army 82nd Div. With Srgt York in the Battle of The Aragon Forest. My grandmother also came from the same area her first name was Mary don’t know her last but as a kid in the 60s I know she had sisters still there they wrote to each other and my mother and her would drive to Altoona to see,cousins. My grandparents settled in a little town called Jenners about 60m east of Pittsburgh only about 8mi. From where Flight 93 went down on 9/11. If anyone would have any info would love to hear. TY❤
My grandfather came to America His name was Joseph Buccino There’s not much that I know about him Other than he came over and took a job as a cook on the railroad and settled in Denver Colorado where he had my father.When my father went to Italy Here my mother went to the Vatican ,There he was told that he was the Duke of Buccino He Was given paperwork from the Vatican that Stated that he was in fact The duke of Buccino. This is all very interesting my father found it strange that dad was so poor when he came to America and had no idea of his background.
MY HUSBAND IS DESCENDED FROM MARIO ROCCO STROLLO WHO CAME TO NY AT AGE ABOUT 17 WITH HIS BROTHER ANGELO ANDWERE SPONSORED BY BROTHER CARMINE. BROTHERS PAUOLO PASCALE WERE ALRADY HERE. …. AND MARRIED MARIA ALESANDRI IN 1901. I AM TRYING TO MAKE THEIR STORY COME ALIVE FOR MY GK AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM WHAT AGRICULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT ETC WOULD HAVE BEEN TYPICAL. IN BUCCINO. ROCCO AND 2BROTHERS AND AT LEAST 1 NEPHEW AND A SON ALL BECAME BUTCHERS…..WOULD HIS FATHER ANTHONY GIUESEPPE WHO MARRIED MARIA GOFFREDI HAVE BEEN A BUTCHER IN BUCCINO? I HAVE READ THAT MANY FROM BUCCINO WENT TO ALTOONA PA AND BECAME STONE MASON S
I am in Northern NJ, and I believe I descend from the Fernicola of Newark. This picture you speak of, does it have given names of the Fernicola in the photo? Vincent Fernicola is my grandfather. I’ve heard family lore PA and the railroads too, maybe siblings..?
I went to school with Joseph Fernicola – we Altoona PA residents mostly hail from Bussino – we have a club founded by many of our grandfather’s – Joseph’s included, named the Buccinese Society – or, the “BUCC”. My grandfather was the founding treasurer, last name Pucciarella.
Hi Dave,
My grandfather Nunzio Cezer Pastore was originally from Buccino. He came to the US in the early 1900’s as a child to Philadelphia. I visited Buccino in 2008 but didnt have much time to research his family. I’d love to know more about the club you have of people from Buccino.
Danielle
My Fernicola family members from Newark N.J. are descended from Langiere /Lawrence (multiple spellings) Fernicola, whose father was Nicola Fernicola and whose mother was Carmela? Chimiello?, and Filomena / Florence d’Agostino, whose parents were Orlando d’Agostino and Maria Caputo. It looks as though they may have originally come from Buccino, Italy. Together, they had 13 children, all girls! The names I have for them are Angelina (my grandmother), Millie, Rosa, Mallenda, Louisa, Lina, Caroline, Florence, Celelia, Constance, Maria (twice) and Mary. If anyone related to this family could provide me with any information, I would appreciate it!
Hi my name is Joseph, I live in Altoona, PA
Can you tell me your name.
My family name was Falcone. My grandfather, Joseph emigrated from Buccino in 1909 and lived I. West Orange, NJ. While I wS growing up, we had were often visited by Arthur and Esther Fernicola. We called them Aunt and Uncle but they might have been cousins. They had had a son Joseph who was injured in WW11 at Iwa Jima. He survived , married, and had at least 1 son. That is all I remember
My family name is Pucciarello and they settled in Newark. From what I was told I’m also related to Fernicola, Caputo and Marino from Buccino. Small world…
My Great Grandfather Alphonse Faiella left Buccino in 1899 for Newark, NJ and then my Grandfather Thomas Gaetano Faiella and my Great Grandmother Catherine Piccola left Buccino between 1902 and 1906 to head to Newark, NJ, looking to find any information pertaining to my great grandfathers parents to find current relatives still living in the Buccino area. My ancestry search has come up blank at this time.
My great-great grandfather, Francesco Lardieri and his second wife Carmella Avena, came to America along with Francesco’s daughter Lucia and sons Donato and Vincenzo around 1903. My great grandfather, Pasquale, came with his wife Teresa DiLorenzo (from Aquilonia) in 1908 with daughter Giovanna and pregnant with my grandfather, Francesco. The Lardieri family orignianted from Teora but my gggrandather married Giovanna Daniele. Vincenzo later returned to Italy. Two of my ggrandfather’s sisters never left Buccino – Carmela Bucato and Immacolata Tassitano. My brother and I are members of the Buccinese Society in Altoona, PA.
Hi Adam, I think we are related. My mother’s grandmother was Immacolata Tassitano. They left Buccino before WWII and moved to Rome, Italy, where I currently live.
My grandfather name was Carmine Del Grippo. he was born in Buccino in 1890. His father’s name was Paulo and his mother was Filomena Candela. He came to the Us in 1908 or thereabout., settling in Newark NJ. He had a sister Anna who married Martin San Giacoma, also in Newark. Any kind of info would be greatly appreciated.
My maiden name is Fasano and my family is from the Buccino/Campania region. My great grandfather, Angelo Fasano, had 5 children and then his wife died, so he reached out to the town of Buccino and asked for a woman to marry to help raise his children. Her name was Vincenza Caso. She came to America and married my grandfather and they had another 6 or so children. They settled in Altoona, PA and great grandpa worked for the Pennsylvania railroad and the Fasano men started the social club the Buccinese Society. Is anyone familar with this this?
Christine
Hello,
My maternal grandparents Michele and Angelina (Puciarello) Fernicola were from Buccino and also settled in Altoona in the 1920s. My grandfather also worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. I am very familiar with the Buccinese Society in Altoona because I have cousins who still are members there. There is an old photo with some Fernicola men who also were founders but it seems most of the Fernicolas went to Newark at some point.
I would love to connect with you and research this further.
Hi there, im mariano Pucciariello, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. My grandfather’s grandfather were Giuseppe Puccieriello, and his wife, Giuseppa, came to Argentina 1864 or something like that. As i understood, his brother, Nicola Pucciariello went to New Jersey at the same time. So the name of your family sounds pretty familiar to me.
My mother was born in Pozzuoli, but her mother and her grandmother were born in Buccino in the 1800,s. My great grandmother was Erminia Candela and her grandmother was Maria Teresa Curci. My mother’s maiden name was Caruso.
My father, Antonio Daniele came from Buccino and lived across the street from the Marquis residence/villa. He came to America and settled in Newark (New York Avenue in the Ironbound section) NJ in 1913. He started his own engraving business (Modern Art) and helped my mother (from Bluffton Indiana) with her nightclub (Silhouette) where Frankie Valli met Bob Gaudio from the 4 Seasons (our Jersey Boys!) When he came here he said they left with pots still on the stove. We met Quintino Di Vona during a trip to Buccino and he is a cousin (through Concetta Daniele). According to records in Buccino town hall many of the residents who left settled in Argentina, Newark NJ and Altoona PA.
I have an old photo (c1910-15) of Concetta Daniele and her family (many children). Her husband’s surname is Devona. The address on the back is a street in Scranton, PA. Do you know of any Devone’s I can contact to send them a copy of the picture? I think you are a cousin. Your grandfather was a tailor. He was my grandmother’s brother and Concetta Daniele was her sister. I never met any of your family but I did speak to Danny Daniels before I visited Italy and he told me he remembered the floods below Buccino. I understood that Jackie Gleason got his start in Danny Daniels’ nightclub in Newark. I am wondering where exactly in Buccino the Daniele family had their farm.
Hi, My name is Debbie. My grandfather Giuseppe DiVona somehow became Devone, married Maria Orio from Northern Italy in 1891 at 17 years old, it was an arra ged marriage. She had 12 children. I believe she had a sister, Peppina who got married to my grandfathers brother. Any relatives from my grandfather or grandmother contact me. We have lots of cousins, 2nd, 3rd etc.
My great-grandfather Carmine DeVone(Divona) came to America in 1905. He changed his last name from Divona to DeVone, to be truthful, there are a few alternate spellings. He lived in Newark, NJ when he arrived. He had 6 children, all born in Newark, NJ with Carmella Faniella. He got remarried to Theresa Lavatola. I am looking for any information about my family in Buccino Italy. I also know that my grandparents Nick and Rose DeVone used to visit a Buccinese Society in Altoona, PA.
A cousin recently found that we are related to a Rocco DeVone who would have lived in the US the same time as Carmine. Any info greatly appreciated.
My ancestor Francesco Roccia came to America in the early 1900s. He came from Buccino. He changed his last name to Duco after arriving to America. His wife’s name was Antoinette Tavolier. We don’t know if Tavolier is her last name, or where she’s from. Any marriage or birth records or any information would be appreciated.
My nona came to New York from Buccino, as did most of her siblings,some of her family went to Pisa. Her Buccino home was tucked up against the castle wall with cousins still living in that house in the 1970/80’s when my father and a cousin visited from the US. I am looking for any information on the family of Andrea and Carmela [Basile] Montesano. The children I “know” are Eduardo, Achilla, Emilia and Fontina. They all emigrated to the US, married and raised their families in NY.
My moms family was from buccino. My moms mother was named Maria and she died in about 1938 in Newark nj. Maria’s family owne a coffee shop with pastries. I think the name was Mariuch. It would have been open the late 1800s or early 1900s unfortunately I don’t know my grandmothers maiden name but Maria married Pasquale Cerqua in the early 1900s