The escalante Surname
escalante Name Meaning and History
Spanish: habitational name from a place in Santoña in Santander
province, whose name derives from escala ‘ladder’ (Latin
scala), referring to a terraced slope.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 42 - Messages: 131
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| ESCALANTE Lola 1895-1997 |
| 0 |
| ESCALANTE Wally 1933-1999 |
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| ESCALANTE Silverio 1908-1965 |
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| ESCALANTE Jesus M 1901-1951 |
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| ESCALANTE Ernesto 1939-1951 |
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| Any Escalantes from El Salvador? | Eugenia Freer | 2 |
| Escalantes-Cayey, Salinas, Comerio y Barranquitas Puerto Rico |
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| Escalante | C. Campos y Escalante | 6 |
| Anyone know who we are? | Arthur M. Escalante | 41 |
| Looking for relatives | Andre Escalante | 6 |
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