Cognome

Torre

The strongest concentration of Torre in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 100 of 258 arrivals (39 percent) originating there.

258

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

108

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 258

Top regione

Sicilia

100 of 258
39 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 30

30+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Sicilia10039%
Campania8734%
Lazio135%
Calabria93%
Liguria73%
Emilia-Romagna73%
Basilicata73%
Piemonte62%
Puglia62%
Toscana52%
Abruzzo52%
Lombardia31%
Marche21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Castroreale
24
Provincia ME
Messina
13
Provincia ME
Milazzo
12
Provincia ME
Amalfi
10
Provincia SA
Furnari
9
Provincia ME
Bellosguardo
7
Provincia SA
Caselle in Pittari
7
Provincia SA
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Pollica
5
Provincia SA
Palermo
5
Provincia PA
Salerno
5
Provincia SA
Postiglione
5
Provincia SA
Petralia Sottana
5
Provincia PA
Genova
5
Provincia GE
Campagna
5
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Castroreale	ME	24
Messina	ME	13
Milazzo	ME	12
Amalfi	SA	10
Furnari	ME	9
Bellosguardo	SA	7
Caselle in Pittari	SA	7
Napoli	NA	7
Pollica	SA	5
Palermo	PA	5
Salerno	SA	5
Postiglione	SA	5
Petralia Sottana	PA	5
Genova	GE	5
Campagna	SA	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Torre on Wikipedia

Marino Torre
IT
1583 · Trapani
Giovanni Andrea Torre
1650 · Genova
Pietro Torre
IT
1803 · Serravalle Scrivia
Carlo Torre
IT
1812 · Benevento
Federico Torre
IT
1815 · Benevento
Achille Torre
1838 · Napoli
Vittorio Torre
EN IT
1850 · Torino
Andrea Torre
IT
1866 · Torchiara
Edoardo Torre
IT
1882 · San Salvatore Monferrato
Augusto Torre
1890 · Nicciano
Enrico Torre
EN IT
1901 · Bagni di Lucca
Pierluigi Torre
IT
1902 · Vieste
Giovanni Battista Torre
IT
1911 · Sestri Ponente
Pasquale Torre
IT
1917 · Scafati
Marcello Torre
IT
1932 · Pagani

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Marino Torre	1583	Trapani	IT
Giovanni Andrea Torre	1650	Genova
Pietro Torre	1803	Serravalle Scrivia	IT
Carlo Torre	1812	Benevento	IT
Federico Torre	1815	Benevento	IT
Achille Torre	1838	Napoli
Vittorio Torre	1850	Torino	EN IT
Andrea Torre	1866	Torchiara	IT
Edoardo Torre	1882	San Salvatore Monferrato	IT
Augusto Torre	1890	Nicciano
Enrico Torre	1901	Bagni di Lucca	EN IT
Pierluigi Torre	1902	Vieste	IT
Giovanni Battista Torre	1911	Sestri Ponente	IT
Pasquale Torre	1917	Scafati	IT
Marcello Torre	1932	Pagani	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 torre

94 US arrivals

Di torre

4 US arrivals

Da torre

2 US arrivals

De torre

2 US arrivals

Torres

37 US arrivals

Torred

1 US arrivals

Torrei

1 US arrivals

Torreo

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 Torre.

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