The sotomayor Surname
sotomayor Name Meaning and History
Spanish: Castilianized form of Soutomaior, a habitational
name from the name of two places in Pontevedra and Ourense provinces,
Galicia, so named from souto ‘grove’, ‘small wood’ +
maior ‘larger’, ‘main’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Sotomayor from Morovis, Ciales, and/or Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico - 1800s |
 CristinaMiranda
| 13 |
| Reyes-Sotomayor from Jayuya-Utuado, PR |
josieta
| 5 |
| Dionisia Soto-Mayor Cruz |
shern4
| 0 |
| looking for grandmother''s history and her mothers and fathers history if anyone can help us out on where to look up this info please e-mail us Thanks from the 6th generation. | Rosanna,Lucia, Charles Carrillo | 47 |
| The first step... | Alana Sotomayor | 4 |
| To Rosalma Mendez and Juan Sotomayor | Evelyn Hutto | 2 |
| Sotomayors in Texas | Dee Avenell | 2 |
| Sotomayor From Mexico |
cathartline
| 4 |
| Diego Hernandez del Rio de Sotomayor. Noa, Marrero, Perez. | Mario Rios Pinot | 2 |
| Hi fellow Sotomayors! | John | 11 |
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