Cognome

Ara

The strongest concentration of Ara in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 1 of 2 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 2

Top regione

Calabria

1 of 2
50 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

3 to 5

Persone notevoli

Notable Ara on Wikipedia

Casimiro Ara
IT
1813 · Trino
Camillo Ara
1876 · Trieste
Ugo Ara
1876 · Venezia
Guido Ara
EN IT
1888 · Vercelli
Angelo Ara
1942 · Stresa

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Casimiro Ara	1813	Trino	IT
Camillo Ara	1876	Trieste
Ugo Ara	1876	Venezia
Guido Ara	1888	Vercelli	EN IT
Angelo Ara	1942	Stresa

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Arcara

15 US arrivals

Arnara

3 US arrivals

Arpara

3 US arrivals

Arbara

2 US arrivals

Aratra

1 US arrivals

Arrara

1 US arrivals

Arra

41 US arrivals

Aras

2 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Ara.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Ara was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Torre di Ruggiero
1
Provincia CZ
Tortoreto
1
Provincia TE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Torre di Ruggiero	CZ	1
Tortoreto	TE	1

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