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Hi my uncle Judiog, Judioug, or Judyog MIRRO came to America from I think Naples at age 4. He may of arrived in 1906. I tried to locate him in the Ellis Island records, but had no luck. Could anyone help me to find him?
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Would you consider Giuseppe Mero?

The first syllable in Giuseppe is pronounced somewhat like jew as in jewish, the 's' is pronounced like the American-English 'z'.

Mirro is a very uncommon Italian surname, so much so that I suspect it is not Italian at all. Mero, on the other hand, would be a good possibility and would be pronounced similarly to the American pronounciation of Mirro. See http://www.gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html for distribution of various names in modern Italy (type a name into the "Cognome" box.

Anway, if we consider Giuseppe Mero, then:

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Giuseppe Mero
Name: Giuseppe Mero
Arrival Date: 2 Jun 1907
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birth Location Other: aci s antoni (means: Comune di Aci Sant'Antonio, Provincia di Catania, Regione di Sicilia, Insular Italy)
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Neckar

travelling with his brohter Salvatore, aged 2, and their mother Antonia Mangni, aged 25. What do you think?
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Although it is rare, the name Mirro does appear in Italy in the Bari area. Mirra is much more common.

http://www.gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html


Is this record a possibility?

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0025
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I am not sure, but I think he came to Pennsylvania.
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Two questions for you.

Are the Mirras and Mirros two separate families or just a spelling change?

Do you know what town he came from?
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My grandfather was a vincent mirra on marrage certificate. when he came to america somehow it changed to mirro. the mirro is on my mothers side her father was mirra (mirro)

My uncle last name of mirro is not related only throught marriage. He married my fathers sister aunt louise parente

all these years and everyone state the is no relaation
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