Cognome

Masi

The strongest concentration of Masi in US arrival records points to Campania, with 131 of 428 arrivals (31 percent) originating there.

428

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

119

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 428

Top regione

Campania

131 of 428
31 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 13

13 to 39

39+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Campania13131%
Basilicata12028%
Lazio6014%
Calabria5312%
Sicilia235%
Molise113%
Abruzzo92%
Emilia-Romagna82%
Puglia82%
Umbria20%
Veneto10%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
Piemonte10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Castelgrande
59
Provincia PZ
Ceccano
41
Provincia FR
Baiano
26
Provincia AV
Gizzeria
22
Provincia CZ
Avigliano
18
Provincia PZ
Potenza
15
Provincia PZ
Sarno
13
Provincia SA
Bellosguardo
11
Provincia SA
San Vitaliano
11
Provincia NA
Galluccio
8
Provincia CE
Amato
7
Provincia CZ
Forenza
6
Provincia PZ
Melfi
6
Provincia PZ
Roma
5
Provincia RM
Tiriolo
5
Provincia CZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Castelgrande	PZ	59
Ceccano	FR	41
Baiano	AV	26
Gizzeria	CZ	22
Avigliano	PZ	18
Potenza	PZ	15
Sarno	SA	13
Bellosguardo	SA	11
San Vitaliano	NA	11
Galluccio	CE	8
Amato	CZ	7
Forenza	PZ	6
Melfi	PZ	6
Roma	RM	5
Tiriolo	CZ	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Masi on Wikipedia

Bartolomeo Masi
IT
1480 · Firenze
Giulio Masi
EN
1570 · Arezzo
Giovanni Masi
1730 · Firenze
Girolamo Masi
1768 · Roma
Giovanni Masi
IT
1771 · Ferrara
Pietro Masi
1801 · Patrica
Luigi Masi
IT
1814 · Assisi
Raffaele Masi
1817 · Avellino
Ernesto Masi
IT
1836 · Bologna
Giorgio Masi
IT
1836 · Piana degli Albanesi
Enrico Masi
1846 · Cortona
Francesco Masi
1852 · Guastalla
Tullo Masi
IT
1853 · Lugo
Luigi Masi
1879 · Roma
Tecla Navarra Masi
1892 · Noto

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Bartolomeo Masi	1480	Firenze	IT
Giulio Masi	1570	Arezzo	EN
Giovanni Masi	1730	Firenze
Girolamo Masi	1768	Roma
Giovanni Masi	1771	Ferrara	IT
Pietro Masi	1801	Patrica
Luigi Masi	1814	Assisi	IT
Raffaele Masi	1817	Avellino
Ernesto Masi	1836	Bologna	IT
Giorgio Masi	1836	Piana degli Albanesi	IT
Enrico Masi	1846	Cortona
Francesco Masi	1852	Guastalla
Tullo Masi	1853	Lugo	IT
Luigi Masi	1879	Roma
Tecla Navarra Masi	1892	Noto

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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De masi

186 US arrivals

Di masi

55 US arrivals

Mastasi

1 US arrivals

Massi

73 US arrivals

Masio

5 US arrivals

Masia

4 US arrivals

Masin

4 US arrivals

Masis

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 Masi.

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