2006-08-28 17:17:09 · 7 answers · asked by Confused 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
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Vamos
Hungarian (Vámos): occupational name for a collector of tolls, taxes, or levies, from vám ‘toll’, ‘tax’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
2006-08-29 03:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are confusing the fact that there is a word in Spanish with the idea of a surname. The surname Vamos is overwhelmingly Hungarian from the looks of the NY passenger records.
Out of 145 Ellis Island records, none is Spanish or Portuguese. Perhaps this might help you refine your search:
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?MID=10860246230012206400&LNM=VAMOS&PLNM=VAMOS&first_kind=1&kind=exact&offset=0&dwpdone=1
2006-08-29 23:56:55 · answer #2 · answered by yellow_jellybeans_rock 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Spanish origin but then there are a lot of Spanish speaking countries.
2006-08-29 00:19:35 · answer #3 · answered by eugene65ca 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard that last name before . It means, lets go.
2006-08-29 00:34:02 · answer #4 · answered by diaryofamadblackman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe Portuguese since it means to go (plural)
2006-08-29 07:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by chemicalCourtney 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Isn't that Spanish for "we go" or "let's go?"
2006-08-30 13:51:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
spanish or portugese
2006-08-29 11:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋