Massa Family History
Massa Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Massa
Name Distribution of Massa Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Massa families
 67 - 131  23 - 66 |
 1 - 22  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Massa families
|
6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Massa families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Massa census records
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Massa Family Origin
Massa Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Massa families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Massa
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Massa Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Massa census records
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Massa Civil War Service Records
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