Cognome

Ferraro

The strongest concentration of Ferraro in US arrival records points to Campania, with 488 of 1,362 arrivals (36 percent) originating there.

1,362

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

418

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1,362

Top regione

Campania

488 of 1,362
36 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 15

15 to 49

49 to 146

146+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Campania48836%
Calabria37728%
Sicilia22416%
Basilicata574%
Abruzzo463%
Piemonte403%
Lazio322%
Liguria222%
Molise161%
Puglia161%
Lombardia141%
Veneto91%
Emilia-Romagna71%
Marche50%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol40%
Umbria20%
Toscana20%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Acri
70
Provincia CS
Maddaloni
50
Provincia CE
Napoli
35
Provincia NA
Lauro
33
Provincia AV
Grotteria
31
Provincia RC
Taurano
26
Provincia AV
Vico Equense
22
Provincia NA
Polizzi Generosa
22
Provincia PA
Altomonte
19
Provincia CS
Cosenza
19
Provincia CS
Sambuco
17
Provincia CN
Gerace
16
Provincia RC
Avellino
15
Provincia AV
Montesarchio
15
Provincia BN
Caserta
14
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Acri	CS	70
Maddaloni	CE	50
Napoli	NA	35
Lauro	AV	33
Grotteria	RC	31
Taurano	AV	26
Vico Equense	NA	22
Polizzi Generosa	PA	22
Altomonte	CS	19
Cosenza	CS	19
Sambuco	CN	17
Gerace	RC	16
Avellino	AV	15
Montesarchio	BN	15
Caserta	CE	14

Persone notevoli

Notable Ferraro on Wikipedia

Pirro Antonio Ferraro
1501 · Napoli
Antonio Ferraro
IT
1523 · Giuliana
Tommaso Ferraro
IT
1557 · Giuliana
Orazio Ferraro
IT
1573 · Castelvetrano
Antonio Ferraro
1592 · Polizzi Generosa
Giovanni Battista Ferraro
1600 · Napoli
Giuseppe Ferraro
IT
1846 · Carpeneto
Paolo Ferraro
IT
1870 · Favara
Pietro Ferraro
IT
1908 · Venezia
Luigi Ferraro
EN IT
1914 · Quarto dei Mille
Alfredo Ferraro
1916 · Brescia
Pier Miranda Ferraro
EN IT
1924 · Altivole
Giovanni Ferraro
IT
1930 · Roma
Carmelo Ferraro
IT
1932 · Santa Croce Camerina
Giuseppe Ferraro
1932 · San Germano Vercellese

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pirro Antonio Ferraro	1501	Napoli
Antonio Ferraro	1523	Giuliana	IT
Tommaso Ferraro	1557	Giuliana	IT
Orazio Ferraro	1573	Castelvetrano	IT
Antonio Ferraro	1592	Polizzi Generosa
Giovanni Battista Ferraro	1600	Napoli
Giuseppe Ferraro	1846	Carpeneto	IT
Paolo Ferraro	1870	Favara	IT
Pietro Ferraro	1908	Venezia	IT
Luigi Ferraro	1914	Quarto dei Mille	EN IT
Alfredo Ferraro	1916	Brescia
Pier Miranda Ferraro	1924	Altivole	EN IT
Giovanni Ferraro	1930	Roma	IT
Carmelo Ferraro	1932	Santa Croce Camerina	IT
Giuseppe Ferraro	1932	San Germano Vercellese

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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Lo ferraro

4 US arrivals

De ferraro

1 US arrivals

Di ferraro

1 US arrivals

Ferrarro

2 US arrivals

Feraro

7 US arrivals

Del ferraro

6 US arrivals

Ferrar

3 US arrivals

Ferraroli

4 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 Ferraro.

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