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

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 141

Top regione

Campania

62 of 141
44 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 19

19+

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.

Roccadaspide
9
Provincia SA
Avellino
8
Provincia AV
Sturno
7
Provincia AV
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Monteleone di Puglia
7
Provincia FG
Panni
6
Provincia FG
Toritto
4
Provincia BA
Bovino
4
Provincia FG
Castel Morrone
4
Provincia CE
Alessandria
4
Provincia AL
Pietrapertosa
4
Provincia PZ
Montaguto
3
Provincia AV
Irsina
3
Provincia MT
Avella
3
Provincia AV
Salerno
3
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

Bernardino Morra
EN IT
1549 · Casale Monferrato
Nicola Morra
IT
1801 · Cerignola
Roberto Morra di Lavriano e della Montà
IT
1830 · Torino
Carlos Morra
1854 · Benevento
Giacomo Morra
IT
1889 · La Morra
Ottorino Morra
1906 · Tolfa
Gennaro Morra
1921 · Frignano
Mauro Morra
1922 · Genova
Sergio Morra
EN
1929 · Genova
Gianfranco Morra
1930 · Bologna
Mario Morra
EN IT
1935 · Roma
Carmelo Morra
IT
1944 · Monteleone di Puglia
Gigio Morra
EN IT
1945 · Napoli
Guido Morra
IT
1956 · Roma
Stella Morra
IT
1956 · Fossano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Bernardino Morra	1549	Casale Monferrato	EN IT
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	EN IT
Carmelo Morra	1944	Monteleone di Puglia	IT
Gigio Morra	1945	Napoli	EN IT
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.

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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La morra

4 US arrivals

Morrao

1 US arrivals

Mora

30 US arrivals

Morrano

4 US arrivals

Morrane

3 US arrivals

Morraca

1 US arrivals

Morraco

1 US arrivals

Montemorra

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 Morra.

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