Cognome

Fierro

The strongest concentration of Fierro in US arrival records points to Campania, with 112 of 158 arrivals (71 percent) originating there.

158

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 158

Top regione

Campania

112 of 158
71 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 11

11 to 34

34+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Campania11271%
Molise159%
Basilicata74%
Lombardia64%
Puglia64%
Calabria53%
Sicilia32%
Toscana21%
Abruzzo11%
Piemonte11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Montella
23
Provincia AV
Cervinara
9
Provincia AV
Taurasi
8
Provincia AV
Andretta
8
Provincia AV
Trivento
7
Provincia CB
Montefredane
6
Provincia AV
Pignola
5
Provincia PZ
Fossalto
4
Provincia CB
Flumeri
4
Provincia AV
Ascea
4
Provincia SA
Bisaccia
4
Provincia AV
Avellino
4
Provincia AV
Campobasso
3
Provincia CB
Apice
3
Provincia BN
Maddaloni
3
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Montella	AV	23
Cervinara	AV	9
Taurasi	AV	8
Andretta	AV	8
Trivento	CB	7
Montefredane	AV	6
Pignola	PZ	5
Fossalto	CB	4
Flumeri	AV	4
Ascea	SA	4
Bisaccia	AV	4
Avellino	AV	4
Campobasso	CB	3
Apice	BN	3
Maddaloni	CE	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Fierro on Wikipedia

Attilio Fierro
IT
1922 · Montella
Aurelio Fierro
EN IT
1923 · Montella
Gaetano Fierro
IT
1945 · Potenza
Enrico Fierro
IT
1951 · Avellino
Paolino Fierro
1971 · Cercola

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Attilio Fierro	1922	Montella	IT
Aurelio Fierro	1923	Montella	EN IT
Gaetano Fierro	1945	Potenza	IT
Enrico Fierro	1951	Avellino	IT
Paolino Fierro	1971	Cercola

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.

Read guide

Fiero

5 US arrivals

Fierri

7 US arrivals

Fierra

1 US arrivals

Fichierro

1 US arrivals

Fier

2 US arrivals

Defierro

2 US arrivals

Anfierro

1 US arrivals

Di fiero

1 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 Fierro.

Italian citizenship by descent

You may have a claim to Italian citizenship

Italy grants citizenship to many descendants of its emigrants, but the law is narrowing who qualifies. Leave your email, and we will tell you when the rules change.