Manno, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Manno, 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, Manno has an area of 2.38 square kilometers (0.92 sq mi). The municipality is located in the Lugano district, in the Vedeggio valley. It includes the village center of Manno, a residential section on a nearby hill, and an industrial zone on the valley floor.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 32.4% - agricultural purposes
 * 40.8% - forested
 * 36.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 1.7% - rivers or lakes
 * 0.4% - unproductive land

History
The first mention of Manno was in 1184 as Manno.

The population history of Manno is: 1692 - 168 inhabitants 1850 - 275 inhabitants 1900 - 234 inhabitants 1950 - 272 inhabitants 1970 - 590 inhabitants 2000 - 1045 inhabitants

In 1298, the Bishop of Como owned properties in the village. In 1335, the village divided into two sections, Manno superiore and Manno inferiore, both of which were part of the Kastlanei of Grumo which was a district of Gravesano. The parish of St. Peter's Church is still connected to Gravesano. The Oratory of St. Rocco was built in 1597 on the foundations of an older chapel.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Manno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Manno prior to 1900, 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)