Morro d'Oro

Teramo (TE)Codice catastaleF747

210 m elevation · Pop. 2,814

Abruzzo

Teramo

Not the Morro d'Oro you were looking for? See also: Morro d'Alba (Ancona, Marche), Castel Morrone (Caserta, Campania), Termoli (Campobasso, Molise)

Morro d'Oro is a comune in the provincia of Teramo, Abruzzo with a population of 3,556 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 150 passengers departing from Morro d'Oro arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Morro.

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Address

Piazza Duca Degli Abruzzi, 1
64020 Morro d'Oro

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Historical Names

Morro→Morro d'Oro

Changed on January 29, 1864

Località

Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Pagliare50m1,740
  • Morro d'Oro210m329
  • Bivio Fontanelle72m68

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Case di Pasquale155m89
  • Case Merluzzi75m77
  • Case Razzano195m64
  • Pagliare Vecchia107m62
  • Case di Bonaventura188m53
  • Piano Cesare158m51
  • Case Romani205m44
  • Torrenera168m40
  • Capo le Coste183m39
  • Periferia180m38
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Population and Migration

This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.

US arrivals peaked in 1906 with 60 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 6% of the current population.

Related guide

Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Morro d'Oro for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

150

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

60 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 150 passengers from Morro d'Oro arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1906. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).

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Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Morro d'Oro recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Di pietro9
  2. 2.De luca7
  3. 3.Bruni5
  4. 4.Di gianvittorio4
  5. 5.Taddei4
  6. 6.Ettore4
  7. 7.Di marcello2
  8. 8.D angelo antonio2
  9. 9.Damiani2
  10. 10.Callovecchio2

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Notable People

People born in Morro d'Oro.

  • Serafino PulciniITb. 1947

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