{"id":1994,"date":"2026-10-24T22:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ricercagenealogica.it\/ricerca-genealogica-bisacquino\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T23:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:46:01","slug":"bisacquino-genealogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ricercagenealogica.it\/en\/bisacquino-genealogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources for Genealogical Research in Bisacquino"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Historic
Bisacquino \u2013 Central panoramic view. Historic postcard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bisacquino genealogy benefits from a rich collection of historical sources, including civil registration records, parish registers, notarial deeds, and the Riveli di Beni e Anime<\/em>. These records make it possible to reconstruct family histories and explore the surnames documented in the town over the centuries.<\/p>\n

Bisacquino: Historical Background<\/h2>\n

Bisacquino is an old town in western Sicily, situated in the inland area of the province of Palermo, on the slopes of Mount Triona. Its territory comprises hills and mountains extending toward the valley of the Sosio River. The town’s location along the routes linking the Corleone area with the inland districts of Agrigento has played an important role in its economic development and historical fortunes.<\/p>\n

The origins of the settlement have not been established with certainty. Although some local traditions trace its earliest inhabitants back to antiquity, the more reliable historical evidence for the formation of the town dates to the period of Arab rule in Sicily, between the ninth and eleventh centuries. The etymology of the place name is also disputed: alongside an interpretation that attributes it to an Arabic name, a derivation from the Latin bis aqua<\/em> has been proposed, referring to the presence of water resources in the area.<\/p>\n

Following the Norman conquest of Sicily, Bisacquino became part of the new feudal structures established by the conquerors. In 1078 the territory was assigned to Geoffrey of Malconvenant, while in 1183, during the reign of William II of Hauteville, known as William the Good, it was granted to the Archbishopric of Monreale, established that same year. In 1188 Pope Clement III also recognized the Archbishop of Monreale’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction over Bisacquino, previously exercised by the Bishop of Agrigento.<\/p>\n

These measures profoundly shaped the community’s history, tying it for many centuries to the ecclesiastical lordship of Monreale. The archbishops exercised not only religious authority but also significant civil, administrative and judicial powers. This distinctive institutional arrangement influenced land management, property relations, economic organization and the daily lives of the inhabitants.<\/p>\n

During the early modern period, Bisacquino developed primarily as an agricultural town. Its economy depended on the cultivation of grain, grapevines and olive trees, animal husbandry and artisanal trades. The town’s expansion was accompanied by the construction and renovation of churches, convents and civic buildings, which helped shape its urban layout.<\/p>\n

The abolition of the feudal system, enshrined in the Sicilian Constitution of 1812, marked a fundamental change in local administration. During the nineteenth century, Bisacquino was drawn into the political events affecting Sicily, from the revolutionary uprisings of 1848 to Italian unification. Like many other inland Sicilian towns, it subsequently experienced economic and social difficulties that fueled substantial emigration to the Americas between the late nineteenth and the early decades of the twentieth century.<\/p>\n

Among the emigrants born in Bisacquino was Francesco Rosario Capra, born in the town on May 18, 1897, who became famous in the United States as Frank Capra, one of the most celebrated directors in American film history.<\/p>\n

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Bisacquino \u2013 Piazza Triona, the Town Hall and the Society premises. Historic postcard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Documentary Sources for Genealogical Research in Bisacquino<\/h2>\n

Civil Registration Records (Births, Marriages and Deaths)<\/h3>\n

The earliest civil registrations of births, marriages and deaths in Bisacquino date to 1820. In 1819 Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, introduced civil registration in Sicily, following the Napoleonic model already in use in the other regions of the kingdom, but the registers began the following year. Civil registrars prepared two original copies of the registers of births, marriage banns, marriages, deaths and miscellaneous acts. Supporting documents for birth and marriage records were collected in separate files. The royal decree of November 15, 1865 established a new system that also provided for citizenship registers.<\/p>\n

Parish Registers (Baptisms, Marriages, Burials and Status Animarum)<\/h3>\n

At its twenty-fourth session, on November 11, 1563, the Council of Trent<\/a> required parish priests to keep dedicated registers of baptisms and marriages.<\/p>\n

In 1614, the Rituale Romanum<\/em><\/a> issued under Pope Paul V also made it obligatory to record deaths and to compile parish censuses known as Status Animarum<\/em> (“States of Souls” or parish household registers).<\/p>\n

In Bisacquino, the earliest baptismal entries date to 1552, marriage entries to 1565 and death entries to 1581. The oldest Status Animarum<\/em> listed in the parish archive’s inventory dates to 1700.<\/p>\n

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\"Bisacquino
Bisacquino \u2013 Title page of the baptism register, 1708\u20131713.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bisacquino
Bisacquino \u2013 Title page of the death register, 1689\u20131704.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Notarial Records<\/h3>\n

Notarial records are an important source for genealogical research because they reveal aspects of family history that often do not appear in civil and parish registers.<\/p>\n

Wills, marriage settlements, deeds of gift, sales contracts and estate divisions can provide valuable information about kinship ties, the transmission of property and the circumstances of individual families. In some cases, these records make it possible to trace family relationships to periods earlier than the oldest surviving church registers, or to supplement and verify information obtained from other sources.<\/p>\n

Notarial documentation, preserved mainly in State Archives and Notarial Archives, also offers useful evidence about people’s economic circumstances, occupations and social standing, helping to build a more complete picture of family life in its historical context.<\/p>\n

The earliest surviving notarial registers for Bisacquino date to 1568.<\/p>\n

The Riveli di Beni e Anime<\/h3>\n

The Riveli di Beni e Anime<\/em> were fiscal and demographic censuses carried out periodically in the Kingdom of Sicily to assess the population and property holdings of individual communities for the allocation of taxes. Their compilation was initially overseen by the Tribunal of the Royal Patrimony and subsequently by the Deputation of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n

These records are of exceptional importance for genealogical research. Declarations submitted by heads of household generally included the names of family members, their relationships and, in varying degrees of detail depending on the period, their ages. This information was supplemented by descriptions of property owned, such as houses, land, livestock and other movable goods, together with details of debts and other obligations.<\/p>\n

The Riveli<\/em> therefore make it possible not only to reconstruct household composition but also to investigate the economic and social circumstances of families. Comparing successive surveys can also help identify connections between generations, which should then be checked against parish and notarial records.<\/p>\n

For Bisacquino, Riveli<\/em> survive from 1593, 1607, 1623, 1651, 1681, 1714 and 1747\u20131748. Spanning more than a century and a half, these records are a particularly valuable resource for studying the town’s population and families.<\/p>\n

It should nevertheless be remembered that, as fiscal records, the Riveli<\/em> do not always provide a complete or consistent picture of the population. The information declared, particularly concerning property, may contain omissions or inaccuracies and must therefore be interpreted critically.<\/p>\n

Surnames in Bisacquino, 1747\u20131748<\/h2>\n

A systematic examination of the ten volumes of Bisacquino’s Riveli di Beni e Anime<\/em> for 1747\u20131748 has made it possible to compile an extensive catalogue of surnames recorded in the town in the mid-eighteenth century.<\/p>\n

The examination identified a total of 1,856 entries, of which 1,851 refer to individual declarants and five to ecclesiastical institutions. Analysis of the individual names revealed 500 distinct surname forms, with spelling variants found in the original documents recorded separately.<\/p>\n

The surnames examined belong to the individuals named as declarants, including heads of household, women, clergy and other categories of people entered in their own right. Surnames belonging to other members of their households have not been counted.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the number of occurrences does not correspond to the total number of inhabitants bearing a particular surname, nor does it establish how many individuals belonged to the same family line.<\/p>\n

The Most Frequent Surnames<\/h3>\n

The entries reveal considerable surname diversity, with a fairly uneven distribution of frequencies.<\/p>\n

The most frequently recorded surname is Zito, with 43 occurrences, followed by Caronna (37), Ragusa (36), Miranda (30) and Mul\u00e8 (28).<\/p>\n

Next come Marino and Ciulla, with 27 entries each; Lucia and Montalbano, with 24 each; and Salvaggio, with 23.<\/p>\n

Together, these ten surnames account for 299 occurrences, approximately 16.2% of the individual entries examined.<\/p>\n

Alongside the most common surnames, there is considerable variety among less frequent forms. As many as 223 surnames appear only once, representing 44.6% of the surname forms identified.<\/p>\n

This distribution illustrates the considerable diversity of family names recorded in eighteenth-century Bisacquino, although it does not, by itself, justify conclusions about the population size or genealogical origins of individual families.<\/p>\n

Surname Variants<\/h3>\n

A particularly interesting feature of the documents is the variation in spelling between similar surnames.<\/p>\n

Examples include Tamborello and Tamburello, Gennusa and Gendusa, Provenzano and Provinzano, and Salvaggio and Selvaggio.<\/p>\n

Such spelling variations may reflect local pronunciation or differing interpretations by individual scribes. However, some forms may also represent genuinely distinct surnames.<\/p>\n

Graphic similarity alone cannot establish a common family origin. For this reason, the alphabetical catalogue keeps the different forms separate, avoiding combinations that would require specific genealogical verification.<\/p>\n

The list should therefore be regarded as a catalogue of surname forms documented in the Riveli<\/em> of 1747\u20131748, rather than an inventory of genealogically distinct families.<\/p>\n

Methodological note.<\/strong> This catalogue was compiled by examining the declarants named in the ten volumes studied. Each individual entry was counted once; the five entries referring to ecclesiastical institutions were excluded. Spelling variants have been kept separate, and the frequencies do not represent the total number of inhabitants or families.<\/p>\n

Alphabetical List of Bisacquino Surnames, 1747\u20131748<\/h2>\n

The following catalogue lists the surnames of individual declarants recorded in the ten volumes of the Riveli<\/em> of Bisacquino for 1747\u20131748. The number in parentheses indicates how often each surname appears among the 1,851 individual entries examined. Spelling variants are listed separately.<\/p>\n

A\u2013C<\/h3>\n

Accardo (1),<\/span> Accursio (1),<\/span> Accurso (2),<\/span> Achena (3),<\/span> Addorno (1),<\/span> Adorno (4),<\/span> Alesci (1),<\/span> Alfano (18),<\/span> Almerico (2),<\/span> Amari (2),<\/span> Ambroscino (3),<\/span> Ambroscio (1),<\/span> Ambrosio (1),<\/span> Amorella (2),<\/span> Amoroso (2),<\/span> Amuruso (1),<\/span> Arcuri (1),<\/span> Ardoino (1),<\/span> Arduino (4),<\/span> Aric\u00f2 (1),<\/span> Artali (1),<\/span> Ascarola (1),<\/span> Auricchiuzza (1),<\/span> Bacile (1),<\/span> Barbera (2),<\/span> Barca (1),<\/span> Battiato (1),<\/span> Beddina (1),<\/span> Bellacera (4),<\/span> Bell\u00e0 (1),<\/span> Belliguardi (1),<\/span> Bellina (3),<\/span> Bellino (1),<\/span> Belluardi (1),<\/span> Benincasa (1),<\/span> Bilello (8),<\/span> Biondi (1),<\/span> Biondo (1),<\/span> Bisaccia (2),<\/span> Biundo (2),<\/span> Bivona (4),<\/span> Boi (4),<\/span> Bona (2),<\/span> Bonanno (1),<\/span> Bonavia (1),<\/span> Bonazza (1),<\/span> Bond\u00ec (3),<\/span> Bongiorno (5),<\/span> Bonura (5),<\/span> Boscarino (3),<\/span> Bosco (6),<\/span> Bove (1),<\/span> Brancata (4),<\/span> Brancato (1),<\/span> Brunno (1),<\/span> Bruno (20),<\/span> Burgarino (1),<\/span> Buscarino (4),<\/span> Butera (9),<\/span> Buttafoco (1),<\/span> Buttafuoco (1),<\/span> Calabrese (1),<\/span> Calandra (4),<\/span> Caldarera (2),<\/span> Cal\u00ec (1),<\/span> Calma (3),<\/span> Caminiti (1),<\/span> Cammarata (7),<\/span> Cammisano (4),<\/span> Campagna (1),<\/span> Campione (1),<\/span> Campisi (14),<\/span> Cannav\u00f2 (1),<\/span> Cannella (14),<\/span> Cannova (10),<\/span> Cannuscia (1),<\/span> Cannuscio (10),<\/span> Canzoneri (7),<\/span> Capraro (1),<\/span> Caputo (1),<\/span> Carbone (5),<\/span> Carlino (8),<\/span> Caronia (1),<\/span> Caronna (37),<\/span> Carreca (2),<\/span> Cascio (10),<\/span> Catalano (3),<\/span> Catalanotto (1),<\/span> Cataldo (3),<\/span> Catanese (3),<\/span> Catanisi (1),<\/span> Caternicchia (1),<\/span> Cazzetta (4),<\/span> Celesti (1),<\/span> Cerasa (1),<\/span> Ceraulo (1),<\/span> Chiaramonte (1),<\/span> Chiarello (9),<\/span> Chiazza (3),<\/span> Chicchirillo (4),<\/span> Ciaccio (2),<\/span> Ciancimino (7),<\/span> Ciccarello (1),<\/span> Cicchirillo (2),<\/span> Cicio (3),<\/span> Cilestri (1),<\/span> Cinquemani (3),<\/span> Ciraolo (1),<\/span> Cirasa (1),<\/span> Ciulla (27),<\/span> Coco (5),<\/span> Cognata (1),<\/span> Colca (9),<\/span> Colletto (2),<\/span> Collica (1),<\/span> Collura (6),<\/span> Conte (3),<\/span> Corbo (1),<\/span> Costa (16),<\/span> Cottonaro (4),<\/span> Crapa (4),<\/span> Craparo (2),<\/span> Crapitto (1),<\/span> Cricchio (7),<\/span> Cristina (1),<\/span> Crocchiolone (1),<\/span> Cucchiara (5),<\/span> Cusimano (2),<\/span> Cusumano (6),<\/span> Cutelli (4),<\/span> Cutrera (1),<\/span> Cuttitto (1).<\/span><\/p>\n

D<\/h3>\n

D’Accurso (4),<\/span> D’Aiuto (1),<\/span> D’Alberto (3),<\/span> D’Aleo (2),<\/span> D’Alesci (7),<\/span> D’Amari (1),<\/span> D’Ambrogio (1),<\/span> D’Amore (4),<\/span> D’Ampulo (1),<\/span> D’Angelo (1),<\/span> D’Anna (2),<\/span> D’Inca (2),<\/span> D’Inga (1),<\/span> D’Ippolito (3),<\/span> D’Orlando (7),<\/span> Daina (1),<\/span> Damiani (1),<\/span> Di Bella (3),<\/span> Di Benedetto (1),<\/span> Di Bernardo (1),<\/span> Di Blanda (1),<\/span> Di Carlo (1),<\/span> Di Chiara (7),<\/span> Di Chiazza (4),<\/span> Di Falco (2),<\/span> Di Fisco (1),<\/span> Di Franco (1),<\/span> Di Giorgio (17),<\/span> Di Giovanni (11),<\/span> Di Gregorio (1),<\/span> Di Gristina (1),<\/span> Di Leo (1),<\/span> Di Leonardo (6),<\/span> Di Leone (2),<\/span> Di Liberto (2),<\/span> Di Maggio (1),<\/span> Di Marco (9),<\/span> Di Martino (1),<\/span> Di Miceli (3),<\/span> Di Napoli (4),<\/span> Di Natale (2),<\/span> Di Paola (1),<\/span> Di Paolo (1),<\/span> Di Piazza (8),<\/span> Di Rosa (2),<\/span> Di Salvo (2),<\/span> Di Sciacca (1),<\/span> Di Silvestro (2),<\/span> Di Simone (1),<\/span> Di Trapani (1),<\/span> Docibella (1),<\/span> Domina (5),<\/span> Dragotta (1).<\/span><\/p>\n

E\u2013G<\/h3>\n

Emanuele (1),<\/span> Epifanio (1),<\/span> Facci Di Tazza (1),<\/span> Faccidomo (1),<\/span> Failla (4),<\/span> Falco (1),<\/span> Falzone (3),<\/span> Farina (3),<\/span> Fauzuni (1),<\/span> Favazza (4),<\/span> Favetta (1),<\/span> Ferlisi (5),<\/span> Ferrara (1),<\/span> Ferraro (1),<\/span> Fiorenza (2),<\/span> Firlisa (1),<\/span> Firrantello (1),<\/span> Fisco (1),<\/span> Fontanazza (1),<\/span> Fontanetta (6),<\/span> Forti (1),<\/span> Franco (3),<\/span> Fulco (2),<\/span> Gagliano (10),<\/span> Galeone (1),<\/span> Galiano (1),<\/span> Galione (1),<\/span> Gallina (3),<\/span> Gammino (1),<\/span> Ganci (1),<\/span> Gatto (2),<\/span> Gaudiano (5),<\/span> Gelardo (3),<\/span> Gendusa (3),<\/span> Gennusa (19),<\/span> Geraci (1),<\/span> Gerardi (1),<\/span> Giaccone (14),<\/span> Giaisi (4),<\/span> Giammalva (4),<\/span> Giangrosso (11),<\/span> Giannetto (2),<\/span> Giardina (9),<\/span> Giardino (1),<\/span> Giarracco (1),<\/span> Giarratana (3),<\/span> Giarratano (1),<\/span> Giattina (1),<\/span> Giattino (1),<\/span> Gioia (9),<\/span> Gioisi (2),<\/span> Giordano (2),<\/span> Giovenco (1),<\/span> Giovinco (2),<\/span> Giudice (1),<\/span> Glaviano (1),<\/span> Graffeo (2),<\/span> Greco (6),<\/span> Grisafi (2),<\/span> Guadiano (1),<\/span> Guagliardo (1),<\/span> Guarino (14),<\/span> Guarneri (5),<\/span> Guarono (1),<\/span> Guerra (3),<\/span> Gulino (1),<\/span> Guzzetta (3).<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2013L<\/h3>\n

Iacono (1),<\/span> Iannazzo (2),<\/span> Incalcaterra (1),<\/span> Incardonica (1),<\/span> Intogna (8),<\/span> Iovino (1),<\/span> Iueli (1),<\/span> La Bascia (1),<\/span> La Ciura (2),<\/span> La Costa (1),<\/span> La Francesca (1),<\/span> La Gennusa (1),<\/span> La Guzzetta (1),<\/span> La Mendola (1),<\/span> La Russa (19),<\/span> La Sala (3),<\/span> Laca (2),<\/span> Lanza (2),<\/span> Latino (4),<\/span> Laurino (6),<\/span> Lauro (2),<\/span> Lazzo (1),<\/span> Leone (2),<\/span> Leoni (1),<\/span> Li Causi (2),<\/span> Lisotta (1),<\/span> Liuzza (1),<\/span> Lo Boi (3),<\/span> Lo Bosco (2),<\/span> Lo Cascio (2),<\/span> Lo Cricchio (1),<\/span> Lo Forte (2),<\/span> Lo Grande (4),<\/span> Lo Greco (1),<\/span> Lo Iaco (1),<\/span> Lo Iacono (4),<\/span> Lo Monaco (2),<\/span> Lo Stanco (1),<\/span> Lo Tardo (1),<\/span> Lo Valvo (2),<\/span> Lo Verde (2),<\/span> Lo Voi (5),<\/span> Lombardo (6),<\/span> Longo (5),<\/span> Lorino (2),<\/span> Loverde (1),<\/span> Luca (1),<\/span> Lucia (24).<\/span><\/p>\n

M<\/h3>\n

Magr\u00ec (1),<\/span> Magro (5),<\/span> Malerva (1),<\/span> Manciaracina (3),<\/span> Mancuso (4),<\/span> Mangione (1),<\/span> Maniscalco (14),<\/span> Manzella (6),<\/span> Marchese (1),<\/span> Marciante (2),<\/span> Marcianti (1),<\/span> Margiotta (9),<\/span> Marino (27),<\/span> Marotta (1),<\/span> Marrone (11),<\/span> Marsalisi (1),<\/span> Marsiglia (2),<\/span> Marsolo (1),<\/span> Masa (1),<\/span> Massaria (5),<\/span> Maurici (12),<\/span> Mautisi (2),<\/span> Merendino (2),<\/span> Merinnino (1),<\/span> Michele (1),<\/span> Milana (3),<\/span> Milanese (7),<\/span> Milanisi (1),<\/span> Milano (1),<\/span> Milazzo (9),<\/span> Minotta (2),<\/span> Miranda (30),<\/span> Miranna (4),<\/span> Mol\u00e8 (7),<\/span> Monaco (2),<\/span> Mondello (3),<\/span> Montalbano (24),<\/span> Monte (6),<\/span> Monteleone (12),<\/span> Monti (2),<\/span> Morello (1),<\/span> Mul\u00e8 (28),<\/span> Musacchia (1),<\/span> Musso (1),<\/span> Mustacchia (2).<\/span><\/p>\n

N\u2013P<\/h3>\n

Napoli (4),<\/span> Narisi (5),<\/span> Naro (9),<\/span> Natale (1),<\/span> Nicolosi (19),<\/span> Nicolosio (1),<\/span> Noto (7),<\/span> Occhipinti (2),<\/span> Oddo (11),<\/span> Oliveri (16),<\/span> Omodeo (1),<\/span> Orlando (3),<\/span> Palese (1),<\/span> Palisi (1),<\/span> Pancamo (4),<\/span> Paniduro (7),<\/span> Papaianni (1),<\/span> Parcamo (1),<\/span> Patania (1),<\/span> Patronaggio (3),<\/span> Pennino (2),<\/span> Perratore (1),<\/span> Perricone (1),<\/span> Perrone (2),<\/span> Pezzino (1),<\/span> Piazza (3),<\/span> Picardo (6),<\/span> Picone (1),<\/span> Pillitteri (3),<\/span> Pindino (1),<\/span> Pintaleri (1),<\/span> Piraino (1),<\/span> Pirratore (2),<\/span> Pirricone (3),<\/span> Pirrone (1),<\/span> Pizzitola (12),<\/span> Pizzitula (3),<\/span> Plaia (9),<\/span> Platanella (7),<\/span> Pollicino (1),<\/span> Pomara (1),<\/span> Porcarello (5),<\/span> Porcariello (1),<\/span> Porcello (3),<\/span> Porvorilla (1),<\/span> Principato (3),<\/span> Prizia (1),<\/span> Prizzia (1),<\/span> Provenzano (5),<\/span> Provinzano (2),<\/span> Puccio (2),<\/span> Purcarello (1).<\/span><\/p>\n

R<\/h3>\n

Ragusa (36),<\/span> Raia (5),<\/span> Reina (4),<\/span> Restiva (1),<\/span> Restivo (2),<\/span> Ricca (3),<\/span> Riggio (6),<\/span> Riina (1),<\/span> Rinardo (1),<\/span> Ristivo (3),<\/span> Rizzo (1),<\/span> Rizzotto (1),<\/span> Rizzuto (3),<\/span> Rogato (1),<\/span> Romano (17),<\/span> Rosato (15),<\/span> Rossello (3),<\/span> Rotulo (1),<\/span> Ruccazzo (1),<\/span> Rumore (10),<\/span> Rusata (2),<\/span> Rusato (1),<\/span> Rusciglione (1),<\/span> Russa (3),<\/span> Russella (1),<\/span> Russello (2),<\/span> Russo (7),<\/span> Russotto (3),<\/span> Ruvoli (1),<\/span> Ruvuli (2).<\/span><\/p>\n

S\u2013T<\/h3>\n

Sala (1),<\/span> Saladino (5),<\/span> Salario (2),<\/span> Salerno (3),<\/span> Salvaggio (23),<\/span> Salvato (6),<\/span> Salvo (2),<\/span> Sanfilippo (1),<\/span> Sangiorgio (4),<\/span> Sanicola (1),<\/span> Sardigna (2),<\/span> Savoca (2),<\/span> Savoia (1),<\/span> Scaglione (1),<\/span> Scalisi (4),<\/span> Scarpulla (3),<\/span> Scaturro (5),<\/span> Scaturro Patania (1),<\/span> Scavotto (10),<\/span> Schifano (1),<\/span> Schillaci (5),<\/span> Sciacchitano (4),<\/span> Sciortino (3),<\/span> Sciurba (2),<\/span> Scorsone (1),<\/span> Selvaggio (1),<\/span> Seminara (1),<\/span> Sicola (3),<\/span> Sicula (1),<\/span> Signorella (1),<\/span> Siracusa (1),<\/span> Siragusa (2),<\/span> Sole (1),<\/span> Spada (2),<\/span> Spadafora (2),<\/span> Spallino (1),<\/span> Sparacino (1),<\/span> Spata (4),<\/span> Stabile (6),<\/span> Stabili (1),<\/span> Stanco (1),<\/span> Surci (1),<\/span> Tamborello (20),<\/span> Tamburello (12),<\/span> Tardo (2),<\/span> Termini (1),<\/span> Terrusa (2),<\/span> Tortomasi (3),<\/span> Tortorice (1),<\/span> Tortorici (3),<\/span> Tortoricio (9),<\/span> Traficante (2),<\/span> Traficanti (2),<\/span> Trapani (1),<\/span> Trapolino (8),<\/span> Trimarchi (1),<\/span> Triolo (7),<\/span> Truncale (2),<\/span> Truncali (1),<\/span> Tufanio (1),<\/span> Turturici (5).<\/span><\/p>\n

V\u2013Z<\/h3>\n

Vacca (2),<\/span> Vaccaro (4),<\/span> Valenti (1),<\/span> Valvo (5),<\/span> Venezia (3),<\/span> Verde (1),<\/span> Verdina (2),<\/span> Vetrano (16),<\/span> Virdina (1),<\/span> Vitrano (4),<\/span> Viverito (1),<\/span> Zito (43).<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/h2>\n

The wealth of documentary sources available for Bisacquino offers valuable opportunities for genealogical reconstruction, making it possible, in many cases, to trace families across several centuries of history.<\/p>\n

The surname catalogue for 1747\u20131748, compiled through direct examination of the original documents, contributes to our knowledge of Bisacquino’s eighteenth-century population and offers a reference point for those wishing to investigate their family origins.<\/p>\n

It is important to remember, however, that the presence of a surname in a historical document does not, in itself, prove a genealogical link with a particular family. Only careful research, based on the systematic comparison of original sources, can reconstruct kinship ties and establish documented connections between generations.<\/p>\n

If your family comes from Bisacquino and you would like to reconstruct its history, the Southern Italy Genealogical Center can help you discover and document your family roots.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please complete the contact form<\/a>, providing the information you already have about your ancestors. A free, no-obligation preliminary feasibility assessment<\/strong> will be carried out to evaluate the prospects for genealogical research into your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bisacquino \u2013 Central panoramic view. Historic postcard. Bisacquino genealogy benefits from a rich collection of historical sources, including civil registration records, parish registers, notarial deeds, and the Riveli di Beni e Anime. These records make it possible to reconstruct family histories and explore the surnames documented in the town over the centuries. 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