The massa Surname
massa Name Meaning and History
Southern Italian: habitational name from any of various places
called Massa, for example Massa Lubrense or Massa di Somma, both in
Naples province, or Masse d’Albe in Aquila, all named from medieval
Latin massa ‘holding’, ‘estate’ (from Latin massa
‘mass’, ‘lump’, ‘pile’, Greek maza).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 45 - Messages: 154
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Emilio Massa WA State | Sharon | 5 |
| Massa/Pryor, Massa/Tucker, TN, VA |
 mem_more
| 1 |
| Emmanuel & Christine Massa from Italy circa 1890s |
skryerson
| 2 |
| Massa in Puerto Rico | Raymond Lee Massa | 8 |
| Rocco Massa |
6702jlm
| 0 |
| Family History Archives . . . New Goodies |
bamasobby
| 0 |
| Joseph Massa from Sao Miguel, Azores>Taunton, MA |
em420
| 12 |
| Heraldic Lineage-MASSA name | Rick Ugino | 42 |
| obit; John Massa | James | 0 |
| Massa in New Orleans La. |
mkmassa
| 4 |
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