Cognome

Serra

The strongest concentration of Serra in US arrival records points to Campania, with 91 of 327 arrivals (28 percent) originating there.

327

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

157

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 327

Top regione

Campania

91 of 327
28 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 9

9 to 27

27+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania9128%
Sicilia7824%
Calabria6219%
Piemonte247%
Basilicata155%
Lazio144%
Abruzzo93%
Puglia72%
Emilia-Romagna62%
Lombardia62%
Molise52%
Toscana31%
Liguria31%
Sardegna21%
Veneto10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Terrasini
28
Provincia PA
Augusta
11
Provincia SR
Salerno
9
Provincia SA
Torino
8
Provincia TO
Corleone
8
Provincia PA
Scisciano
6
Provincia NA
Reggio di Calabria
6
Provincia RC
Bologna
5
Provincia BO
Bisaccia
5
Provincia AV
Petilia Policastro
5
Provincia KR
Roccadaspide
5
Provincia SA
Marigliano
5
Provincia NA
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
5
Provincia AV
Palermo
4
Provincia PA
Caserta
4
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Terrasini	PA	28
Augusta	SR	11
Salerno	SA	9
Torino	TO	8
Corleone	PA	8
Scisciano	NA	6
Reggio di Calabria	RC	6
Bologna	BO	5
Bisaccia	AV	5
Petilia Policastro	KR	5
Roccadaspide	SA	5
Marigliano	NA	5
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi	AV	5
Palermo	PA	4
Caserta	CE	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Serra on Wikipedia

Giacomo Serra
EN IT
1570 · Genova
Antonio Serra
EN IT
1600 · Cosenza
Costantino Serra
1687 · Genova
Niccolò Serra
IT
1706 · Genova
Luigi Serra
1757 · Genova
Girolamo Serra
IT
1761 · Genova
Gennaro Serra di Cassano
EN IT
1772 · Portici
Luigi Ottavio Serra
IT
1774 · Genova
Francesco Serra-Cassano
IT
1783 · Napoli
Luigi Serra
1798 · Uta
Francesco Serra
IT
1801 · Genova
Francesco Maria Serra
IT
1804 · Uta
Domenico Serra
IT
1805 · Firenze
Orso Serra
IT
1811 · Genova
Francesco Serra-Cassano
1813 · Genova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giacomo Serra	1570	Genova	EN IT
Antonio Serra	1600	Cosenza	EN IT
Costantino Serra	1687	Genova
Niccolò Serra	1706	Genova	IT
Luigi Serra	1757	Genova
Girolamo Serra	1761	Genova	IT
Gennaro Serra di Cassano	1772	Portici	EN IT
Luigi Ottavio Serra	1774	Genova	IT
Francesco Serra-Cassano	1783	Napoli	IT
Luigi Serra	1798	Uta
Francesco Serra	1801	Genova	IT
Francesco Maria Serra	1804	Uta	IT
Domenico Serra	1805	Firenze	IT
Orso Serra	1811	Genova	IT
Francesco Serra-Cassano	1813	Genova

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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Serrara

1 US arrivals

De serra

10 US arrivals

La serra

5 US arrivals

Di serra

3 US arrivals

Serrao

42 US arrivals

Del serra

1 US arrivals

Serratora

1 US arrivals

Serratura

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 Serra.

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