Cognome

Marra

The strongest concentration of Marra in US arrival records points to Campania, with 226 of 528 arrivals (43 percent) originating there.

528

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

179

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 528

Top regione

Campania

226 of 528
43 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 23

23 to 68

68+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Campania22643%
Calabria16531%
Basilicata367%
Sicilia316%
Lazio204%
Molise132%
Puglia102%
Abruzzo51%
Umbria41%
Marche41%
Lombardia31%
Piemonte31%
Toscana20%
Liguria20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Sardegna10%
Veneto10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

San Giovanni in Fiore
48
Provincia CS
Reggio di Calabria
31
Provincia RC
Volturara Irpina
25
Provincia AV
Napoli
17
Provincia NA
Serino
15
Provincia AV
Castel Morrone
13
Provincia CE
Campagna
12
Provincia SA
Avellino
12
Provincia AV
Ferentino
11
Provincia FR
Cervinara
10
Provincia AV
Campochiaro
10
Provincia CB
Polistena
9
Provincia RC
Bovalino
9
Provincia RC
Apice
8
Provincia BN
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
8
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	48
Reggio di Calabria	RC	31
Volturara Irpina	AV	25
Napoli	NA	17
Serino	AV	15
Castel Morrone	CE	13
Campagna	SA	12
Avellino	AV	12
Ferentino	FR	11
Cervinara	AV	10
Campochiaro	CB	10
Polistena	RC	9
Bovalino	RC	9
Apice	BN	8
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi	AV	8

Persone notevoli

Notable Marra on Wikipedia

Adele Marra
1858 · Catanzaro
Saverio Marra
IT
1894 · San Giovanni in Fiore
Dora Marra
IT
1921 · Napoli
Giovanni Marra
EN IT
1931 · Cinquefrondi
Italo Marra
IT
1931 · Roma
Armando Marra
IT
1936 · Napoli
Giuseppe Marra
IT
1936 · Castelsilano
Alfonso Marra
1938 · Cicerale
Donato Marra
IT
1940 · Napoli
Giulio Marra
IT
1944 · Udine
Michele Marra
1956 · Torino
Realino Marra
IT
1956 · San Vito dei Normanni
Antonio Marra
1959 · Volturara Irpina
Claudio Marra
1959 · Napoli
Fabio Marra
1961 · Firenze

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Adele Marra	1858	Catanzaro
Saverio Marra	1894	San Giovanni in Fiore	IT
Dora Marra	1921	Napoli	IT
Giovanni Marra	1931	Cinquefrondi	EN IT
Italo Marra	1931	Roma	IT
Armando Marra	1936	Napoli	IT
Giuseppe Marra	1936	Castelsilano	IT
Alfonso Marra	1938	Cicerale
Donato Marra	1940	Napoli	IT
Giulio Marra	1944	Udine	IT
Michele Marra	1956	Torino
Realino Marra	1956	San Vito dei Normanni	IT
Antonio Marra	1959	Volturara Irpina
Claudio Marra	1959	Napoli
Fabio Marra	1961	Firenze

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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Marrara

5 US arrivals

La marra

19 US arrivals

Di marra

3 US arrivals

Marrafra

1 US arrivals

Marsarra

1 US arrivals

Marrai

1 US arrivals

Mara

29 US arrivals

Marrano

53 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 Marra.

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