The natal Surname

natal Name Meaning and History

Portuguese and Spanish: from the personal name Natal (from Latin Natalis), bestowed on someone born at Christmas or with reference to the Marian epithet María del Natal.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The natal name in History

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Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of natal Families in the US in 1920

Number of natal families

19-36

7-18

1-6

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Thread	Author	Replies
Natal Surname	Reinaldo "Ruben" Natal Hernandez	8
Natal o Natale	Iris	8
necesito saber mas de los Natal	Damichelle Natal	1
email address change	Edwin Natal Agosto	0
natal too living in new york	galamia24	0
natal too living in new york	galamia24	0
1910 Natal Family from Corozal, PR - Barrio Pueblo	emmcaramirez	9
De la Cruz NATAL, NATAL Berríos	Dra. Ana Oquendo Pabón	25
Natal Family	Aura E. Agostini	1
Natal-Ortiz	M.E. Natal-Adames	0

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