Do you know where the last names
Gonzales Valdovino
or
Espinoza Barranga
are from¿?
2007-10-05 14:39:34 · 5 answers · asked by Eunice Margarita 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
The names may have originated in Spain, but most people with those names have no ancestors who ever lived in Spain. Instead, Spanish missionaries went out with the conquistadores to claim all those native souls for Catholicism. When natives were baptized, they were given new Spanish names (including surnames). The names came from one of the dozens of lands "found" by Spain. So "where the names are from" is a matter of tracking down the parents and grandparents who passed along the names. Since there are two names together, you're looking for a pair of names joined at the time of marriage. One is the father's surname, the other is the mother's maiden name.
2007-10-06 04:18:23 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spain
2007-10-06 02:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FamilySearch has 97 Valdovino in Mexico and South America as far back as 1726
There is one Barranga in FamilySearch 1821 Puebla Mexico, there is Barrango in Puebla, in Barcelona Spain, and in Italy
2007-10-05 23:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by CoachT 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they sound like spanish last names so im thinking spain
2007-10-05 22:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by margarita*has*da*answers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sound Spanish but the actual words probably originate from Latin
2007-10-05 22:27:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋