Show ContentsCavagnaro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Cavagnaro family

The surname Cavagnaro was first found in Bergamo in Lombardy, capital of the province of Bergamo, home to the Romanesque church of S.Maria Maggiore that is filled with fine art. The Piazza Garibaldi has notable architecture. From 1264 it was under Milan, but in 1428 it became Venetian. The family were first found in Villa Almé about the 14th century. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Cavagnaro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cavagnaro research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cavagnaro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cavagnaro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cavaghna, Cavagnaro, Cavargnaro, Cavergnaro, Cavernaro, Cavegha and many more.

Early Notables of the Cavagnaro family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

  • the Cavagnaro family of Bergamo


United States Cavagnaro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cavagnaro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Giovanni Cavagnaro, who was on record in California in 1865
  • Giuseppe Cavagnaro, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Cavagnaro Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Giuseppe Cavagnaro, aged 34, who landed in America from Lorsica Genova, Italy, in 1904
  • Caterina Cavagnaro, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Montebruno, in 1904
  • Andrea Severino Cavagnaro, aged 25, who immigrated to America from Genora, Lorsica, Italy, in 1908
  • Eugenio Cavagnaro, aged 28, who settled in America from Lorsica, Italy, in 1909
  • Jenny Cavagnaro, aged 46, who immigrated to America from Andrea, Rovereto, Italy, in 1911
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Cavagnaro (post 1700) +

  • John B. Cavagnaro, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1912 1
  • E. Cavagnaro, American Republican politician, Member of New York Republican State Committee, 1930 1
  • Carlos Albert Cavagnaro (b. 1946), Argentine football manager
  • Gary Cavagnaro, film actor


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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