Cognome

Barra

The strongest concentration of Barra in US arrival records points to Campania, with 68 of 122 arrivals (56 percent) originating there.

122

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 122

Top regione

Campania

68 of 122
56 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 20

20+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania6856%
Piemonte2319%
Sicilia87%
Basilicata65%
Abruzzo43%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol32%
Lombardia32%
Calabria22%
Puglia22%
Molise11%
Toscana11%
Emilia-Romagna11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Padula
16
Provincia SA
Cardito
9
Provincia NA
Teano
7
Provincia CE
Napoli
6
Provincia NA
Montescaglioso
4
Provincia MT
Torino
3
Provincia TO
Albiano
3
Provincia TN
Afragola
3
Provincia NA
Piasco
3
Provincia CN
Salerno
3
Provincia SA
Somma Vesuviana
3
Provincia NA
Colliano
3
Provincia SA
Cuneo
3
Provincia CN
Torre del Greco
3
Provincia NA
Avellino
2
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Padula	SA	16
Cardito	NA	9
Teano	CE	7
Napoli	NA	6
Montescaglioso	MT	4
Torino	TO	3
Albiano	TN	3
Afragola	NA	3
Piasco	CN	3
Salerno	SA	3
Somma Vesuviana	NA	3
Colliano	SA	3
Cuneo	CN	3
Torre del Greco	NA	3
Avellino	AV	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Barra on Wikipedia

Gennaro Barra
IT
1910 · Salerno
Giovanni Barra
1914 · Pinerolo
Vincenzo Barra
IT
1915 · Avellino
Concetta Barra
IT
1922 · Procida
Marcella Barra Bagnasco
1937 · Torino
Gianfranco Barra
EN IT
1940 · Roma
Pasquale Barra
EN IT
1942 · Ottaviano
Peppe Barra
EN IT
1944 · Roma
Francesco Barra
1947 · Avellino
Massimo Barra
IT
1947 · Roma
Francesco Barra
IT
1949 · Somma Vesuviana
Ornella Barra
EN IT
1953 · Genova
Francesco Barra Caracciolo
1954 · Napoli
Gianpaolo Barra
1956 · Tradate
Giuseppe Barra
1957 · Eboli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gennaro Barra	1910	Salerno	IT
Giovanni Barra	1914	Pinerolo
Vincenzo Barra	1915	Avellino	IT
Concetta Barra	1922	Procida	IT
Marcella Barra Bagnasco	1937	Torino
Gianfranco Barra	1940	Roma	EN IT
Pasquale Barra	1942	Ottaviano	EN IT
Peppe Barra	1944	Roma	EN IT
Francesco Barra	1947	Avellino
Massimo Barra	1947	Roma	IT
Francesco Barra	1949	Somma Vesuviana	IT
Ornella Barra	1953	Genova	EN IT
Francesco Barra Caracciolo	1954	Napoli
Gianpaolo Barra	1956	Tradate
Giuseppe Barra	1957	Eboli

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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Barrara

4 US arrivals

Di barra

1 US arrivals

Barrasera

1 US arrivals

Bara

18 US arrivals

Barraco

25 US arrivals

Barrera

21 US arrivals

Barrano

8 US arrivals

Barrale

5 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 Barra.

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