Cognome

Sciarra

The strongest concentration of Sciarra in US arrival records points to Abruzzo, with 30 of 103 arrivals (29 percent) originating there.

103

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 103

Top regione

Abruzzo

30 of 103
29 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 3

3 to 9

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Abruzzo3029%
Puglia1918%
Campania1515%
Molise1010%
Sicilia99%
Piemonte66%
Lazio66%
Calabria44%
Marche22%
Liguria11%
Emilia-Romagna11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Fara San Martino
11
Provincia CH
Roseto Valfortore
9
Provincia FG
Roddi
5
Provincia CN
Cansano
5
Provincia AQ
Bitetto
4
Provincia BA
San Giorgio Morgeto
4
Provincia RC
Spinete
3
Provincia CB
Benevento
3
Provincia BN
Farindola
3
Provincia PE
Foggia
3
Provincia FG
Campobasso
2
Provincia CB
Castelpagano
2
Provincia BN
Vieste
2
Provincia FG
Torre Le Nocelle
2
Provincia AV
Pietracatella
2
Provincia CB

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Fara San Martino	CH	11
Roseto Valfortore	FG	9
Roddi	CN	5
Cansano	AQ	5
Bitetto	BA	4
San Giorgio Morgeto	RC	4
Spinete	CB	3
Benevento	BN	3
Farindola	PE	3
Foggia	FG	3
Campobasso	CB	2
Castelpagano	BN	2
Vieste	FG	2
Torre Le Nocelle	AV	2
Pietracatella	CB	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Sciarra on Wikipedia

Marco Sciarra
IT
1550 · Rocca Santa Maria
Domenico Sciarra
1886 · Ravenna
Silvana Sciarra
EN IT
1948 · Trani
Maurizio Sciarra
EN IT
1955 · Bari
Emiliano Sciarra
EN IT
1971 · Civitavecchia
Daniele Sciarra
EN
1991 · Atri
Elisabetta Sciarra
Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Marco Sciarra	1550	Rocca Santa Maria	IT
Domenico Sciarra	1886	Ravenna
Silvana Sciarra	1948	Trani	EN IT
Maurizio Sciarra	1955	Bari	EN IT
Emiliano Sciarra	1971	Civitavecchia	EN IT
Daniele Sciarra	1991	Atri	EN
Elisabetta Sciarra		Roma

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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Sciara

23 US arrivals

Sciarrano

2 US arrivals

Sciabarra

1 US arrivals

Sciarrani

1 US arrivals

Sciarro

10 US arrivals

Sciarrabba

7 US arrivals

Sciarratta

4 US arrivals

Sciarralli

2 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 Sciarra.

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