The paz Surname
paz Name Meaning and History
Spanish and Portuguese: from the Marian epithet paz ‘peace’
(Latin pax, genitive pacis): María de la Paz
(Spanish), Maria da Paz (Portuguese). The name was often
assumed, as an approximate translation of the Hebrew personal name
Shelomo, by Jews converted to Christianity.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 39 - Messages: 116
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Paz,Ca,Ar,NM,USA Or Mex |
 rap5657
| 2 |
| Paz in Mexico | Michael Paz | 13 |
| Familia Paz de la Ciudad de Guatemala |
paztel10
| 1 |
| Paz Genealogy | Libby Payne Wyzykowski | 8 |
| Paz in Uruapan |
| 2 |
| Familia Paz, Acuna Coahuila |
melissagarccia89
| 0 |
| PAZ Esther M 1931-2000 |
| 0 |
| BUSCANDO MIS RAICES | BORIS PAZ | 9 |
| Paz family in Uruapan, Mexico | Joyce Santiago-Maloy | 5 |
| Buscando a mi abuelo... |
ivanicus
| 0 |
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