Cognome

Massa

The strongest concentration of Massa in US arrival records points to Campania, with 154 of 408 arrivals (38 percent) originating there.

408

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

152

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 408

Top regione

Campania

154 of 408
38 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 15

15 to 46

46+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania15438%
Molise5113%
Sicilia369%
Lazio348%
Calabria297%
Piemonte287%
Liguria215%
Abruzzo195%
Puglia82%
Basilicata61%
Toscana51%
Lombardia41%
Veneto41%
Emilia-Romagna41%
Marche31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Napoli
18
Provincia NA
Palomonte
15
Provincia SA
Palermo
13
Provincia PA
Caccamo
12
Provincia PA
Pietracatella
12
Provincia CB
Monacilioni
11
Provincia CB
Boscoreale
11
Provincia NA
Riccia
10
Provincia CB
Rivara
10
Provincia TO
Monteferrante
10
Provincia CH
Fondi
9
Provincia LT
Ottaviano
8
Provincia NA
Genova
8
Provincia GE
Avellino
8
Provincia AV
Ceccano
6
Provincia FR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Napoli	NA	18
Palomonte	SA	15
Palermo	PA	13
Caccamo	PA	12
Pietracatella	CB	12
Monacilioni	CB	11
Boscoreale	NA	11
Riccia	CB	10
Rivara	TO	10
Monteferrante	CH	10
Fondi	LT	9
Ottaviano	NA	8
Genova	GE	8
Avellino	AV	8
Ceccano	FR	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Massa on Wikipedia

Niccolò Massa
EN IT
1489 · Venezia
Antonio Massa
IT
1500 · Gallese
Andrea Massa
EN IT
1607 · Melfi
Flaminio Massa
IT
1770 · Pacentro
Nicolò Massa
IT
1854 · Calice Ligure
Pedro Massa
1880 · Cornigliano
Mario Massa
EN IT
1892 · Nervi
Mario Massa
IT
1897 · Foggia
Gaetano Massa
1911 · Napoli
Domenico Massa
IT
1917 · Mele
Eugenio Massa
1919 · Trino
Michele Massa
IT
1929 · Napoli
Franco Massa
IT
1940 · Cocconato
Paola Massa
1942 · Genova
Riccardo Massa
1945 · Vercelli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Niccolò Massa	1489	Venezia	EN IT
Antonio Massa	1500	Gallese	IT
Andrea Massa	1607	Melfi	EN IT
Flaminio Massa	1770	Pacentro	IT
Nicolò Massa	1854	Calice Ligure	IT
Pedro Massa	1880	Cornigliano
Mario Massa	1892	Nervi	EN IT
Mario Massa	1897	Foggia	IT
Gaetano Massa	1911	Napoli
Domenico Massa	1917	Mele	IT
Eugenio Massa	1919	Trino
Michele Massa	1929	Napoli	IT
Franco Massa	1940	Cocconato	IT
Paola Massa	1942	Genova
Riccardo Massa	1945	Vercelli

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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Massassa

2 US arrivals

Di massa

25 US arrivals

La massa

4 US arrivals

De massa

2 US arrivals

Massai

1 US arrivals

Del massa

1 US arrivals

Masa

7 US arrivals

Massaro

507 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 Massa.

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