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AF-264: Your Guide to Spanish Last Names and Their Meanings

AF-264: Your Guide to Spanish Last Names and Their Meanings

FromAncestral Findings


AF-264: Your Guide to Spanish Last Names and Their Meanings

FromAncestral Findings

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you have Spanish ancestry, you will almost certainly come across one or more Spanish surnames during the course of your genealogy research. These surnames are very common in Europe, North America, Central America, and South America, and have a varied and storied history behind them. Knowing how they were formed, and their meanings, can give you clues to your Spanish ancestry that may help you further your research, and take those lines back farther in time. Since most Spanish surnames can be traced back to Ancient Rome and the Visigoth invasions of it, this may mean being able to trace your family back pretty far, as long as you can find the written records. Here are some common Spanish surnames, their origins, and their meanings... Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/your-guide-to-spanish-last-names-and-their-meanings/  Listen via: https://ancestralfindings.com/itunes   https://ancestralfindings.com/youtube  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Free eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/willmoneymaker  Send me a postcard: https://ancestralfindings.com/mail  #SpanishSurnames #AncestralFindings #SpanishAncestry
Released:
Jul 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Genealogy is the most wonderful of pastimes. I love it, and you should, too. There are endless reasons why. Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the western world, as more and more people discover the exhilarating and slightly addictive nature of ancestor hunting. It’s like an ongoing mystery with clues you have to discover and then put together to come to conclusions about your family’s past. The mystery never ends, because there is no end to the amount of time you can potentially go back in history with your family research. Yet, the more you can discover, the more complete picture of your family you can put together. It’s insanely rewarding, and the more you do it, the more you will want to do it. That’s a given...