Agno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Agno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
As of 1997, Agno has an area of 2.49 square kilometers (0.96 sq mi). The municipality is located in the Lugano district, and is the most important municipality in the Malcantone valley. It consists of the village of Agno and the settlements of Cassina, Mondonico and Serocca. The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes,
 * 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 23.3% is forested
 * 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) or 48.2% is settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 2.4% is either rivers or lakes
 * 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 25.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.0%. Out of the forested land, 17.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.7% is used for growing crops, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 25.7% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.4% is in lakes and 2.0% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 1.2% is unproductive vegetation and .[7]

History
Agno is first mentioned in 818 as Anium. It was known by its German name Eng, though this is no longer used.[

The population history of Agno is: 1591 - 158 households 1801 - 575 inhabitants 1850 - 911 inhabitants 1900 - 723 inhabitants 1950 - 909 inhabitants 2000 - 3655 inhabitants 2010 - 3981 inhabitants

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Agno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Agno prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)