The bocanegra Surname

bocanegra Name Meaning and History

Spanish: nickname from boca ‘mouth’ + negra ‘black’, denoting a foul-mouthed or abusive person. In the form Boccanegra, this surname has also been long established in Italy.

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bocanegra Family Facts

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Distribution of bocanegra Families in the US in 1920

Number of bocanegra families

11-20

4-10

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
The origin of the name "Bocanegra"	Riccardo Boccanegra	30
Bocanegras from Philippines with roots from Spain/Italy	Luis Antonio B. Maglanoc	6
BOCANEGRA Katherine A 1925-2002 section 11	t42DFWNat	0
BOCANEGRA Andrew R 1920-2002 section 11	t42DFWNat	0
Nicolas Bocanegra 1767	Rigo OrdaZ	1
Bocanegra in early 1800s Aguascalientes, Mexico	micheledchavez	3
delgado - rivas - bocanegra	Margarette Bocanegra Gonzales	1
Delgado	hernandez190	0
obit - Anasatacio G. "Tacho" BOCANEGRA, abt 1930 Ca. - 2006 Ca.	LorraineGilmer02	0
RE Nicolas Manuel Bocanegra, 2006 age 17	Mary Olin (Bocanegra)	0

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