The ortega Surname
ortega Name Meaning and History
- Spanish (from Galician): habitational name from Ortega in A Coruña province.
- Spanish: nickname from ortega ‘(female) black grouse’ (from Greek ortyx ‘quail’).
- Southern French (Occitan): topographic name from Occitan ortiga ‘nettle’ (Latin urtica, French ortie).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Jose Francisco De Ortega and Maria Antonia Victoria (Carillo) Ortega | Darlene Phillis | 15 |
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