Carra Family History

Carra Surname Meaning

Italian: topographic name for someone who lived in a stony land from carra ‘stone rock’. Italian (Sicily; Carrà): habitational name from Carrà in Messina province.

Alternatively an altered form of Greek Karras. Italian (northern; Carrà): topographic name for someone who lived near a carriage road from the dialect word carà or a habitational name from Caràa, a dialect form of Carate in Lombardy.

Spanish (mainly La Rioja and Navarre): possibly a nickname from a regional short form of carraco ‘sickly person’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Carro, Capra, Carda, Parra, Cerro, Barra, Cerra, Marra, Corral, Carr

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Where is the Carra family from?

You can see how Carra families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Carra family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Carra families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 5 Carra families living in Channel Islands. This was about 45% of all the recorded Carra's in United Kingdom. Channel Islands had the highest population of Carra families in 1891.

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What did your Carra ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Carra.

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Carra. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 623 military records available for the last name Carra. For the veterans among your Carra ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Carra lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Carra life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Carra in 1957 was 40, and 81 in 2004.

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Carra Surname Meaning

Italian: topographic name for someone who lived in a stony land from carra ‘stone rock’. Italian (Sicily; Carrà): habitational name from Carrà in Messina province.

Spanish (mainly La Rioja and Navarre): possibly a nickname from a regional short form of carraco ‘sickly person’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Carra family from?

What did your Carra ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Carra.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Carra family records will you find?

What is the average Carra lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Carra life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Carra in 1957 was 40, and 81 in 2004.

Carra Family History

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