Surnames
The Costa Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Costa means slope or coast, from Latin costa. Explore the Portuguese, Italian and Sephardi da Costa families, spelling variants and the name in America.
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The Rocha Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Rocha means rock in Portuguese and Galician, a topographic surname from Iberia. Its meaning, spread to Brazil and Mexico, and its Mexican American story.
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The Santos Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Santos means "saints" in Portuguese and Spanish. A devotional name from Latin sanctus, carried by Portuguese, Brazilian, Cape Verdean and Filipino families.
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The Silva Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Silva means wood or forest, from the Latin silva. Origins in northern Portugal and Galicia, the Brazilian and Sri Lankan story, name variants and US rank.
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The Ramos Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Ramos means branches, from the Latin ramus. Explore its Spanish and Portuguese origins, the Palm Sunday link, spelling variants, US rank 76 and famous bearers.
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The Guerra Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Guerra means war: a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian nickname for a soldier. Origin, variants, US census rank and famous bearers of the Guerra surname.
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