Cognome
Morra
The strongest concentration of Morra in US arrival records points to Campania, with 62 of 141 arrivals (44 percent) originating there.
141
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
68
Comuni of
origin
15
Regioni
represented
21
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Campania
62 of 141
44 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Morra line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Morra arrivals came from Campania, most often from the provincia of Avellino. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
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A Morra from Campania
Most often from Avellino (AV)
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Distribuzione per regione
Concentration by regione
15 regioni represented
- Campania6244%
- Puglia2719%
- Piemonte107%
- Basilicata107%
- Calabria96%
- Sicilia75%
- Lombardia43%
- Lazio32%
- Abruzzo21%
- Molise21%
- Marche11%
- Veneto11%
- Liguria11%
- Emilia-Romagna11%
- Umbria11%
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Morra was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
Provincia SA
Provincia AV
Provincia AV
Provincia NA
Provincia FG
Provincia FG
Provincia BA
Provincia FG
Provincia CE
Provincia AL
Provincia PZ
Provincia AV
Provincia MT
Provincia AV
Provincia SA
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Roccadaspide | SA | 9 |
| Avellino | AV | 8 |
| Sturno | AV | 7 |
| Napoli | NA | 7 |
| Monteleone di Puglia | FG | 7 |
| Panni | FG | 6 |
| Toritto | BA | 4 |
| Bovino | FG | 4 |
| Castel Morrone | CE | 4 |
| Alessandria | AL | 4 |
| Pietrapertosa | PZ | 4 |
| Montaguto | AV | 3 |
| Irsina | MT | 3 |
| Avella | AV | 3 |
| Salerno | SA | 3 |
Persone notevoli
Notable Morra on Wikipedia
1549 · Casale Monferrato
Nicola Morra
IT1801 · Cerignola
Roberto Morra di Lavriano e della Montà
IT1830 · Torino
Carlos Morra
1854 · Benevento
Giacomo Morra
IT1889 · La Morra
Ottorino Morra
1906 · Tolfa
Gennaro Morra
1921 · Frignano
Mauro Morra
1922 · Genova
Sergio Morra
EN1929 · Genova
Gianfranco Morra
1930 · Bologna
1935 · Roma
Carmelo Morra
IT1944 · Monteleone di Puglia
1945 · Napoli
Guido Morra
IT1956 · Roma
Stella Morra
IT1956 · Fossano
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardino Morra | 1549 | Casale Monferrato | ENIT |
| Nicola Morra | 1801 | Cerignola | IT |
| Roberto Morra di Lavriano e della Montà | 1830 | Torino | IT |
| Carlos Morra | 1854 | Benevento | |
| Giacomo Morra | 1889 | La Morra | IT |
| Ottorino Morra | 1906 | Tolfa | |
| Gennaro Morra | 1921 | Frignano | |
| Mauro Morra | 1922 | Genova | |
| Sergio Morra | 1929 | Genova | EN |
| Gianfranco Morra | 1930 | Bologna | |
| Mario Morra | 1935 | Roma | ENIT |
| Carmelo Morra | 1944 | Monteleone di Puglia | IT |
| Gigio Morra | 1945 | Napoli | ENIT |
| Guido Morra | 1956 | Roma | IT |
| Stella Morra | 1956 | Fossano | 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.
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Morra.