Cognome

Matera

The strongest concentration of Matera in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 62 of 167 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

167

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 167

Top regione

Basilicata

62 of 167
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 19

19+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Basilicata6237%
Campania4628%
Puglia148%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol106%
Lazio95%
Calabria85%
Abruzzo85%
Sicilia64%
Lombardia42%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Craco
18
Provincia MT
Potenza
11
Provincia PZ
Castelnuovo
10
Provincia TN
Padula
8
Provincia SA
Moiano
8
Provincia BN
Spinoso
7
Provincia PZ
Bucciano
7
Provincia BN
Grassano
7
Provincia MT
Matera
6
Provincia MT
Bovino
6
Provincia FG
Ferentino
6
Provincia FR
Catanzaro
5
Provincia CZ
Sant'Agata de' Goti
5
Provincia BN
Marsico Nuovo
5
Provincia PZ
Buccino
4
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Craco	MT	18
Potenza	PZ	11
Castelnuovo	TN	10
Padula	SA	8
Moiano	BN	8
Spinoso	PZ	7
Bucciano	BN	7
Grassano	MT	7
Matera	MT	6
Bovino	FG	6
Ferentino	FR	6
Catanzaro	CZ	5
Sant'Agata de' Goti	BN	5
Marsico Nuovo	PZ	5
Buccino	SA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Matera on Wikipedia

Giovanni Antonio Matera
IT
1653 · Trapani
Luigi Matera
1820 · Roma
Vincenzo Matera
1957 · Roma
Vincenzo Matera
1961 · Foggia
Domenico Matera
IT
1965 · Benevento
Mariangela Matera
IT
1967 · Andria
Barbara Matera
EN IT
1981 · Lucera
Highsnob
EN IT
1985 · Avellino
Giulia Matera
2004 · Salerno

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Antonio Matera	1653	Trapani	IT
Luigi Matera	1820	Roma
Vincenzo Matera	1957	Roma
Vincenzo Matera	1961	Foggia
Domenico Matera	1965	Benevento	IT
Mariangela Matera	1967	Andria	IT
Barbara Matera	1981	Lucera	EN IT
Highsnob	1985	Avellino	EN IT
Giulia Matera	2004	Salerno

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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Mattera

105 US arrivals

Materani

2 US arrivals

Materano

1 US arrivals

Materaso

1 US arrivals

Matero

5 US arrivals

Materi

3 US arrivals

Materazzo

36 US arrivals

Materazzi

16 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 Matera.

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