Cognome

Martire

The strongest concentration of Martire in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 27 of 45 arrivals (60 percent) originating there.

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 45

Top regione

Calabria

27 of 45
60 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 3

3 to 8

Persone notevoli

Notable Martire on Wikipedia

Domenico Martire
IT
1634 · Pedace
Francesco Martire
IT
1826 · Pedace
Egilberto Martire
IT
1887 · Roma
Mario Martire
IT
1910 · Pedace
Salvatore Martire
IT
1931 · Barletta
Gea Martire
IT
1959 · Torre Annunziata
Emilio Martire
IT
1984 · Napoli
Alessandro Martire
IT
1992 · Como

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Domenico Martire	1634	Pedace	IT
Francesco Martire	1826	Pedace	IT
Egilberto Martire	1887	Roma	IT
Mario Martire	1910	Pedace	IT
Salvatore Martire	1931	Barletta	IT
Gea Martire	1959	Torre Annunziata	IT
Emilio Martire	1984	Napoli	IT
Alessandro Martire	1992	Como	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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Lo martire

2 US arrivals

Martiri

6 US arrivals

Martiro

3 US arrivals

Martira

2 US arrivals

Martirelli

3 US arrivals

Martirella

1 US arrivals

Marti

5 US arrivals

Martirio

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 Martire.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Longobardi
7
Provincia CS
Gerace
4
Provincia RC
Cosenza
3
Provincia CS
Bitetto
2
Provincia BA
San Pietro in Guarano
2
Provincia CS
Rose
2
Provincia CS
Piano di Sorrento
2
Provincia NA
Amantea
2
Provincia CS
Falerna
2
Provincia CZ
Apice
1
Provincia BN
San Giorgio Lucano
1
Provincia MT
San Giovanni in Fiore
1
Provincia CS
Pacentro
1
Provincia AQ
Sorrento
1
Provincia NA
Rogliano
1
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Longobardi	CS	7
Gerace	RC	4
Cosenza	CS	3
Bitetto	BA	2
San Pietro in Guarano	CS	2
Rose	CS	2
Piano di Sorrento	NA	2
Amantea	CS	2
Falerna	CZ	2
Apice	BN	1
San Giorgio Lucano	MT	1
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	1
Pacentro	AQ	1
Sorrento	NA	1
Rogliano	CS	1

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