Massa Martana

Perugia (PG)Codice catastaleF024

351 m elevation · Pop. 1,968

Umbria

Perugia

Not the Massa Martana you were looking for? See also: Massa (Massa-Carrara, Toscana), Massa d'Albe (L'Aquila, Abruzzo), Massarosa (Lucca, Toscana)

Massa Martana is a comune in the provincia of Perugia, Umbria with a population of 3,577 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 35 passengers departing from Massa Martana arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Massa.

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Address

Via Mazzini, 1
06056 Massa Martana

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Historical Names

Massa→Massa Martana

Changed on June 14, 1863

Località

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

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Massa Martana351m1,239
  • Viepri478m147
  • Castel Rinaldi415m75
  • Colpetrazzo310m47
  • Villa San Faustino293m45
  • Montignano346m21
  • Mezzanelli377m4

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Ceceraio282m104
  • Stazione243m82
  • Belvedere300m54
  • Raggio292m37
  • Pozzi300m31
  • Caciaro383m26
  • Torre Lorenzetta297m22
  • Barbasciano450m19
  • Piemonte496m15
  • Castelvecchio474m0

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 1901 with 18 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 15% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Massa Martana for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

35

1830–1912

Peak year

1901

18 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 35 passengers from Massa Martana arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1901. 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 Massa Martana recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Angelotti3
  2. 2.Mennini3
  3. 3.Belluomini2
  4. 4.Ramaciotti2
  5. 5.Federici2
  6. 6.Parenti2
  7. 7.Celli1
  8. 8.Bragio1
  9. 9.Dell'innocent1
  10. 10.Benvenuti1

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Notable People

People born in Massa Martana.

  • Augusto CiuffelliITb. 1856
  • Ilario Alcinib. 1887

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