Odd Spanish Surnames

[Porfio_Rubirosa]

Porfi, I actually know George, and he and other Dominicans descended from immigrants from the British West Indies clearly prefer to use "Inglés/Ingleses" or "the English" in self reference, and not "Cocolo/Cocolos" which many of them -including George- do find offensive.

Tordok,
George Bell was a great ballplayer. But he seemed to find a lot of things offensive http://dee-nee.com/wiki/index.php/George_Bell. There was actually once a thread about whether the "Cocolos" mind being called that term. Most seemed to think, often from first hand experience, that they did not mind the term, though they did not use it for self-identification purposes. The term "Ingles" seems inappropriate because many have little or no ethnic lineage from the English, thus creating confusion with the way the word applies to other "Ingleses" like, say, the Queen.

 

[fromautumn]

hi, im a newbie here, have any of you guys heard of the last name "Barrous" is my last name and i have no idea where it comes from

 

[Porfio_Rubirosa]

Well, I understand that "Barros" is Portuguese. I would venture that "Barrous" is a derivitive.

 

[Jersey Devil]

so anyone know anyone with the surname Sena ???

I think I went to High School with someone with Sena as a last name.

JD

 

[Kidd Creole]

I have seen Dominicans and Haitians with the last name Joseph anyone know the origin of that?

in fact a very famous baseball Player from The Dominican Republic had the last name Joseph

 

[NALs]

I have seen Dominicans and Haitians with the last name Joseph anyone know the origin of that?

in fact a very famous baseball Player from The Dominican Republic had the last name Joseph

Either descendants of migrants from the British West Indies who settled in the east, especially in San Pedro or African-Americans who settled in Samana.

-NAL

 

[Chirimoya]

Yes, it's a fairly common surname in the English-speaking Caribbean.

 

[wildnfree]

My surname is Gauna. It is a Spanish surname from Basque country, as I understand it.

My dad was born in Italy (Turin). Whenever I told Italians my surname, they would insist it wasnt Italian....

When I spoke Spanish and spoke to Spanards, most recognised the surname and agreed it was Spanish. There is even a small town called "Gauna" in Spain.

So I am actually Spanish!

 

[NALs]

My surname is Gauna. It is a Spanish surname from Basque country, as I understand it.

My dad was born in Italy (Turin). Whenever I told Italians my surname, they would insist it wasnt Italian....

When I spoke Spanish and spoke to Spanards, most recognised the surname and agreed it was Spanish. There is even a small town called "Gauna" in Spain.

So I am actually Spanish!

Well, let's not push this.

You are from what ever country recognized you as its citizen upon your birth, based on blood lines or jus solis.

I can trace my last name to the town of Zaragoza, in the Aragon region, in Spain. In fact, my last name traveled from Aragon to Andalucia, to the Canary Islands, to Cuba, and ended up in the Cibao before I decided to take the last name to the southern part of the island. :classic:

However, I am neither Spanish, Canary Islander, or Cuban! I am Dominican, always have been and as far as I am concern, always will be.

If any of you would like to verify the history of your surname that has been handed down to you by your parents or acquaintance and/or you are not familiar with your own heritage, this is a good site to do your search.

It certainly helped me clear a doubt about my surname, since this friend of mine insisted that my surname was French. This site put and end to this in an instant and, of course, what my parents told me seems to hold true about the origins of my surname. It's a great site!

http://www.ancestry.com/

-NAL

 

[wildnfree]

Thankyou for the recommendation of the website. I am familiar with it and have used it for some time.

However, I dont necessarily agree your nationality is necessarily determined by birth. People can give up citizenship and aquire new ones. People can also find that blood lines and culture run much deeper than adapted nationalities.

Home and a sense of belonging is not always provided by your place of birth. Sometimes you need to find in permanent move or from your ancestory. In my case at least, the Spanish element explains why I look the way I do, why my culture was different to those around me and many other things. It was something I wondered about, but was only aware of later in my life.

 

[Kidd Creole]

HI... i was just curious if any of you knew the origin of the last name Sena... My last name is Sena..... but i have been having problems in the origin of the last name.....everyone here sounds very knowledgeable of the topic of surnames...so could anyone help me please!

thanks

There is a P.R. Boxer with the last name Se?a

 

[ZEUS]

Galvez in Santiago

I met a beauty in Santiago at UTESA her. Her surname is Galvez. Sounds Spanish, right?:lick:



Here are mine: Rodriguez, Paulino, Fernandez, Furniel. Any idea about origin...
I dunno.:rambo:

 

[Free]

does anyone know the orgin of the last name Johnson (La Romana)

 

[Free]

Does anyone know the orgin of Almagro....

 

[Don Juan]

jo.

Asenjo. That's my family name. Anyone with
asenjo de apellido?

 

[Kidd Creole]

I met a beauty in Santiago at UTESA her. Her surname is Galvez. Sounds Spanish, right?:lick:



Here are mine: Rodriguez, Paulino, Fernandez, Furniel. Any idea about origin...
I dunno.:rambo:

http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/common%20names/commonnames.htm Her last name could possibly be french Creole, but there are alot of spanish creole people too.

 

[samanasuenos]

the orgin of the last name Johnson

does anyone know the orgin of the last name Johnson (La Romana)

Johnson, along with Green and two other anglo surnames were most likely introduced at the time that Samana city was peopled with freed slaves from Philadelphia, thanks to two wealthy Quaker sisters who bought them a boat for the trip.

Prior to that, Johnson was the name of an overseer on a slave plantation and in this way many slaves received Irish and English Surnames in the USA.

I would prefer to trace it to Samana and finish the story there, on a good note.

P.S. How interesting that the answer involves freed slaves, and your nick is FREE.

 

[bertgilbert]

Stop your spam

try checking http://www.unlimited-backgroundcheck.com they provide genealogy and uncover complete family trees

Someone please ban this person, he/she was warned by others about spam, and decided to continue to do it. All of his/her post are about the same crap.

 

[samanasuenos]

Right On Bertie!

Someone please ban this person, he/she was warned by others about spam, and decided to continue to do it. All of his/her post are about the same crap.

I second the emotion. I am fed up with her mier&a! MODERATOR - HELP! (Can we report her, please?)

Back to the Geritol and lining up my prescriptions alpahbetically, or should that be tallest to shortest, or according to which one helps me the most when I get an attack of the nerves caused by USELESS SPAMMERS!!!!!

ugh.:ermm:

 

[bertgilbert]

Gracias

I second the emotion. I am fed up with her mier&a! MODERATOR - HELP! (Can we report her, please?)

Back to the Geritol and lining up my prescriptions alpahbetically, or should that be tallest to shortest, or according to which one helps me the most when I get an attack of the nerves caused by USELESS SPAMMERS!!!!!

ugh.:ermm:

Thanks Sam, moderate him/her right out of here