where does this surname come from?

Question

Salmoran

yeah but what about BEFORE mexico

Answer 1

Alphonsus Salmeron was a biblical scholar from Toledo Spain. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13402b.htm

Nicolas Salmeron was president of Spain and born in Alhama Spain. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Salmer%C3%B3n

Roberto Salmeron is a nuclear physicist from Brazil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Salmeron

Miguel Salmeron from Berkeley is from Spain. http://stm.lbl.gov/~salmeron/

Gustavo Salmeron is an actor from Madrid Spain. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758687/

This place has links to the name in El Salvador. http://elsalvador.surnamesbytown.com/Towns/svsesori.html

This is a genforum posting for the name on the Spain page. http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?salmeron::spain::707.html There weren't any posts for it on the Mexico page.

FWIW.

Answer 2

Looks like many of the people with that surname in this country are have Spanish ethnicity.

It does sound Moorish. Maybe the family is descended from Spanish Moors. I couldn't find any info to this effect on the first pass. If I do, I'll edit this message and add what I've run across.

Big Al Mintaka

FOLLOWUP: using a "metaphone", or sound-alike search at Ancestry.com turned up this variant:

Salmeron

If it is the same name, here is an article about one of the early members of the family:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Salmeron

I'm still looking....

Here's another oldie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Salmer%C3%B3n

FINAL FOLLOWUP:

Well, it looks like I was wrong about the Moor connection. This article describes an encounter between St. Ignatius and a Moor, as well as the Saint's acquaintance with the Jesuit Salmeron. In this article at least, the surname is distinct from any Moorish connection. The Jesuit Salmeron seems to have had many connections with the Pope and other church authorities. It seems likely that or Moor or descendant of Moors, even if converted, could have such influential connections in those days.

Here's the link:

http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/St._Ignatius_of_Loyola

Good luck with your research,
Big Al Mintaka

FOLLOWUP:

In your details section you asked, "What about before Mexico?"

The links I've provided describe events in Spain in the 1500's. Some of the Salmeron family members described traveled to "New Spain", or Mexcio, when Spaniards were first settling in the country. For this reason, the answer to "before Mexico?" is clearly Spain.

Answer 3

Hey Peacen,

I get Mexico. Look at Family Search by LDS.

Answer 4

generally thought to be spanish

Answer 5

http://lists.rootsweb.com