Finally a family from Ustica that is not from Lipari. Well, more on that later. There are many but they are swamped in comparison to the families of Ustica that trace back to Lipari. First, however, we need to discuss the name. The surname Manguno is an American invention first showing up in documents from New Orleans in the 1880s, and by 1900 totally supplanting its original spelling, Mangano. If you do a surname distribution of Manguno across Italy, the results are "cognome non trovato" meaning "surname not found". So exactly why the surname changed is unknown but it's probably a safe bet that if you come across a Manguno, they are part of the Mangano family of Ustica.

The Mangano family of Ustica rank 32nd in size - a moderately sized family. If you brushed up on your Ustica History, you'll recall that the immigrants from Lipari jumped the gun and headed to Ustica in the early 1760s before there was a true mandate to do so. It wasn't till the 1770's that the official go ahead was given and then we start seeing an influx of immigrants from other regions as well as even more families from Lipari. Such is the case with the Mangano family.

The family is also representative of how important the Ustica church records are in defining the origins of some families. Often a family's origin is only revealed in the very earliest records and then never mentioned thereafter. The first appearance of the surname Mangano in the Ustica church records is in the 1774 marriage of Rosario Mangano and Caterina Cassar�. He is documented as being a native "di Nasi" which is a place name commonly referenced in the Lipari church records as well. "di Nasi" is interpreted as referring to the city of Naso in Northeastern Sicily almost due south of the island of Lipari. This region was a major source of immigrants to Lipari and perhaps that association is why we see some prominent families from Ustica also originating from that area.

The Northern Coast of Sicily with an inset showing the city of Naso, ancestral homeland of the Mangano family. Other cities highlighted are also important sources of immigrants to both Lipari and Ustica.