Comano Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Comano 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, Comano has an area of 2.06 square kilometers (0.80 sq mi). The municipality is situated in the Lugano district, on a hilly terrace north-west of Lugano.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 34.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 54.4% - forested
 * 34.0% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.5% - unproductive land

History
The first mention of Comano was in 1159 as Cumano.

The population history of Comano is: 1591 - 625 inhabitants 1769 - 475 inhabitants 1801 - 365 inhabitants 1850 - 371 inhabitants 1900 - 209 inhabitants 1950 - 152 inhabitants 1990 - 47 inhabitants 2000 - 58 inhabitants 2010 - 60 inhabitants 2020 - 39 inhabitants

The parish church of the Madonna delle Grazie already existed in the 15th century. It was expanded in the beginning of the 16th Century when Cerentino broke away from Cevio in 1513. The church includes frescoes and stucco from the 17th century.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Comano can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Comano 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)