Cangemi surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Cangemi surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 691 people carried this name — #31,621 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Cangemi.

Most of them — 61 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Var.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 61
Var 4
Drôme 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Alpes-Maritimes 1
Essonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

59 people named Cangemi live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Ticino 17
Zurich 16
Graubünden 10
Vaud 9
Aargau 4
Neuchâtel 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Cangemi in American newspapers,
1915–1963.

Newspaper page from The Patriot carrying the name Cangemi
The Patriot 1915-02-06
Newspaper page from The Colorado Statesman carrying the name Cangemi
The Colorado Statesman 1920-04-17
Newspaper page from The Waterbury Democrat carrying the name Cangemi
The Waterbury Democrat 1934-03-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 251 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Cangemi,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Luca Antonio Cangemi
    Luca Antonio Cangemi 1966– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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