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The Costa surname: terraced hillsides of the Douro valley, northern Portugal

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 Franco surname: Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain

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The Franco Surname: Origin, Meaning and History

Franco is Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Sephardi Jewish at once, from the Germanic Franks and the medieval word for free. Origin, meaning and history.

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