Morro d'Alba

Ancona (AN)Codice catastaleF745

199 m elevation · Pop. 1,500

Marche

Ancona

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

Morro d'Alba is a comune in the provincia of Ancona, Marche with a population of 1,792 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 13 passengers departing from Morro d'Alba arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Morro.

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Address

Piazza Romagnoli N.6
60030 Morro d'Alba

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Historical Names

Morro→Morro d'Alba

Changed on May 9, 1863

Località

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

Centro abitato

AltitudePopulation
  • Morro d'Alba199m1,433

Nucleo abitato

AltitudePopulation
  • Sant'Amico163m67

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 11 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 7% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

13

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

11 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 13 passengers from Morro d'Alba 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'Alba recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Massaccesi2
  2. 2.Lucesole2
  3. 3.Gazzillo1
  4. 4.Jelo1
  5. 5.Marranzino1
  6. 6.Patano1
  7. 7.Pennacchioni1
  8. 8.Curcuri1
  9. 9.Vitali1
  10. 10.Fuccioli1

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Notable People

People born in Morro d'Alba.

  • Enzo CucchiENITb. 1949

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