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Guerra

The strongest concentration of Guerra in US arrival records points to Campania, with 104 of 329 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

329

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

141

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 329

Top regione

Campania

104 of 329
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 31

31+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania10432%
Sicilia5015%
Puglia3812%
Calabria3611%
Basilicata3210%
Lombardia289%
Molise113%
Piemonte82%
Abruzzo62%
Marche52%
Toscana41%
Lazio31%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia21%
Veneto21%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Afragola
22
Provincia NA
Napoli
12
Provincia NA
Alimena
11
Provincia PA
Zagarise
11
Provincia CZ
Pontelandolfo
9
Provincia BN
Manfredonia
8
Provincia FG
Montefusco
7
Provincia AV
Montescano
7
Provincia PV
Garaguso
7
Provincia MT
Isernia
6
Provincia IS
Ruvo del Monte
6
Provincia PZ
Bari
6
Provincia BA
Barghe
6
Provincia BS
Triggiano
6
Provincia BA
Amorosi
4
Provincia BN

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Afragola	NA	22
Napoli	NA	12
Alimena	PA	11
Zagarise	CZ	11
Pontelandolfo	BN	9
Manfredonia	FG	8
Montefusco	AV	7
Montescano	PV	7
Garaguso	MT	7
Isernia	IS	6
Ruvo del Monte	PZ	6
Bari	BA	6
Barghe	BS	6
Triggiano	BA	6
Amorosi	BN	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Guerra on Wikipedia

Pietro Gerra
EN IT
1201 · Ferentino
Domenico Guerra
1520 · Valvasone
Angelo Guerra d'Anagni
IT
1537 · Anagni
Giovanni Guerra
EN IT
1544 · Modena
Giuseppe Guerra
1650 · Massa
Giuseppe Guerra
1709 · Venezia
Giambattista Guerra
1778 · Ravenna
Alessandro Guerra
IT
1782 · Rimini
Camillo Guerra
EN IT
1797 · Napoli
Antonio Guerra
1810 · Napoli
Antonio Guerra
IT
1824 · Afragola
Achille Guerra
1832 · Napoli
Elena Guerra
EN IT
1835 · Lucca
Alfonso Guerra
IT
1845 · Napoli
Nicola Guerra
EN IT
1865 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pietro Gerra	1201	Ferentino	EN IT
Domenico Guerra	1520	Valvasone
Angelo Guerra d'Anagni	1537	Anagni	IT
Giovanni Guerra	1544	Modena	EN IT
Giuseppe Guerra	1650	Massa
Giuseppe Guerra	1709	Venezia
Giambattista Guerra	1778	Ravenna
Alessandro Guerra	1782	Rimini	IT
Camillo Guerra	1797	Napoli	EN IT
Antonio Guerra	1810	Napoli
Antonio Guerra	1824	Afragola	IT
Achille Guerra	1832	Napoli
Elena Guerra	1835	Lucca	EN IT
Alfonso Guerra	1845	Napoli	IT
Nicola Guerra	1865	Napoli	EN 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.

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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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Guerrara

1 US arrivals

Guerierra

1 US arrivals

Del guerra

1 US arrivals

Guera

5 US arrivals

Guerrera

193 US arrivals

Guerrazi

2 US arrivals

Guerraio

1 US arrivals

Guerrare

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 Guerra.

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