The Digiacomo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,051 people carried this name — #8,189 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,898 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Digiacomo surname

Anglicized spelling of Italian Di Giacomo.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «DiGiacomo» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 175 people named Digiacomo live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 175

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Digiacomo in American newspapers,
1919.

Newspaper page from The Kemmerer Republican carrying the name Digiacomo
The Kemmerer Republican 1919-06-20
Newspaper page from The Kemmerer Republican carrying the name Digiacomo
The Kemmerer Republican 1919-06-13
Newspaper page from The Kemmerer Republican carrying the name Digiacomo
The Kemmerer Republican 1919-06-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 275 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Digiacomo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Salvatore Di Giacomo
    Salvatore Di Giacomo 1860–1934 · librettist
  • Beniamino Di Giacomo
    Beniamino Di Giacomo 1935–2026 · association football player
  • Gegè Di Giacomo
    Gegè Di Giacomo 1918–2005 · drummer
  • Franco Di Giacomo 1932–2016 · cinematographer
  • Francesco Di Giacomo 1947–2014 · singer
  • Gennaro Di Giacomo 1796–1878 · Catholic bishop

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Digiacomo,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,793 records

1,793 records of the Digiacomo name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,040
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 258
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 221
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 163
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 59
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 52
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph Digiacomo

    Born 1917 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Upton Yaphank; baker from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Matilde Digiacomo

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Sicilian Prince from Naples and Palermo, aged 17; domestic. From Trivigno, Potenza, Italy; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Paul M. Di Giacomo

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1948, died 1984; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,793 records for Digiacomo in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France51 records

51 records of the Digiacomo name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Felix Humbert Digiacomo

    Born 1908 in Algeria; died 1997 in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Digiacomo

    Born 1897 in Algeria; died 1991 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ernest Vincent Pascal Digiacomo

    Born 1911 in Marseille; died 1993 in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Digiacomo in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Digiacomo name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Antonio Carmelo Di Giacomo

    Fruiterer of Geelong, Victoria; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Antonio Digiacomo

    Arrived in Victoria in 1910 aboard the Orvieto, aged 10.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Nick Digiacomo

    Retired of Diamond Creek, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Digiacomo in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Digiacomo name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfonso Digiacomo

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta, aged 77.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lucia Digiacomo

    Buried in 1985 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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