Cognome

Ferrara

The strongest concentration of Ferrara in US arrival records points to Campania, with 602 of 1,866 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

1,866

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

481

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1,866

Top regione

Campania

602 of 1,866
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 18

18 to 60

60 to 181

181+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Campania60232%
Sicilia57431%
Abruzzo1448%
Calabria1327%
Basilicata1126%
Puglia855%
Molise653%
Piemonte593%
Lazio442%
Lombardia171%
Liguria101%
Emilia-Romagna70%
Toscana60%
Veneto40%
Marche30%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
63
Provincia PA
Napoli
52
Provincia NA
Messina
52
Provincia ME
Teora
39
Provincia AV
Prizzi
38
Provincia PA
Triggiano
35
Provincia BA
Rivisondoli
34
Provincia AQ
Scafati
32
Provincia SA
Avellino
32
Provincia AV
Corleone
31
Provincia PA
Palma Campania
27
Provincia NA
Sciacca
25
Provincia AG
Acri
24
Provincia CS
Avigliano
23
Provincia PZ
Novara
23
Provincia NO

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	63
Napoli	NA	52
Messina	ME	52
Teora	AV	39
Prizzi	PA	38
Triggiano	BA	35
Rivisondoli	AQ	34
Scafati	SA	32
Avellino	AV	32
Corleone	PA	31
Palma Campania	NA	27
Sciacca	AG	25
Acri	CS	24
Avigliano	PZ	23
Novara	NO	23

Persone notevoli

Notable Ferrara on Wikipedia

Andrea Ferrara
EN IT
1530 · Fonzaso
Gandolfo Ferrara
1766 · Termini Imerese
Francesco Ferrara
EN IT
1767 · Trecastagni
Bernardo Ferrara
1810 · Vercelli
Francesco Ferrara
EN IT
1810 · Palermo
Francesco Ferrara
1854 · Trani
Onofrio Ferrara
1860 · Napoli
Rosina Ferrara
EN IT
1861 · Anacapri
Alfredo Ferrara
1864 · Reggio Calabria
Giovanni Ferrara
1865 · Nocera Inferiore
Luigi Ferrara
IT
1875 · Spinazzola
Oreste Ferrara
EN IT
1876 · Napoli
Francesco Ferrara
IT
1877 · Avola
Andrea Ferrara
EN IT
1882 · Tursi
Egidio Ferrara
IT
1891 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Andrea Ferrara	1530	Fonzaso	EN IT
Gandolfo Ferrara	1766	Termini Imerese
Francesco Ferrara	1767	Trecastagni	EN IT
Bernardo Ferrara	1810	Vercelli
Francesco Ferrara	1810	Palermo	EN IT
Francesco Ferrara	1854	Trani
Onofrio Ferrara	1860	Napoli
Rosina Ferrara	1861	Anacapri	EN IT
Alfredo Ferrara	1864	Reggio Calabria
Giovanni Ferrara	1865	Nocera Inferiore
Luigi Ferrara	1875	Spinazzola	IT
Oreste Ferrara	1876	Napoli	EN IT
Francesco Ferrara	1877	Avola	IT
Andrea Ferrara	1882	Tursi	EN IT
Egidio Ferrara	1891	Napoli	IT

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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Ferrrara

1 US arrivals

Ferrarra

2 US arrivals

Ferra

44 US arrivals

La ferrara

9 US arrivals

De ferrara

5 US arrivals

Ferraras

4 US arrivals

Ferrarai

1 US arrivals

Ferara

6 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 Ferrara.

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