last name??

Question

were does the last name MARGERA come from???

i think its either irish or italian but im not sure

Answer 1

Most of the immigrants coming to the US with that surname were Italian. A few were also French. A couple of them were Caribbean blacks and at least one was Polish (a woman name Kataryna).

I can only find Naturalization records on two people with the name Margera (remember that before 1900 wives didn't become naturalized...they took on whatever their husband's nationality was). Plus those who came in the 1800s we don't have indexed. But of the two on whom there are indexed records, both were Italian and lived in New York City when they were naturalized.

Answer 2

Hi,
Judging by the 1910 U.S. census there were quite a few Margera families that were from Italy. In fact in the immigration records, many of them listed South Italy as their place of origin. I did find one instance of a woman with the surname Margera who was born in Austria. I didn't find any instances to indicate that it might be Irish. Good luck and I hope that this helps. Blessings.

Answer 3

This sounds to me more Italian than irish.

Answer 4

It's not Irish. Gotta be Italian, it even sounds like it could be a spaghetti sauce.

Answer 5

its italian b/c it sounds similar to a latin word adn i take latin. i doubt hightly it's irish b/c margera doesn't sound irish the tiniest bit.

Answer 6

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/eagle/congress/brazza.html

Italian, absolutely. How about a fortress??