The velez Surname
velez Name Meaning and History
- Spanish (Vélez): patronymic from the personal name Vela.
- Spanish (Vélez): habitational name from any of various places in Andalusia called Vélez.
- Portuguese (Velez, Velêz): unexplained. It may be a habitational name from Vellés in Salamanca.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 149 - Messages: 468
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Are you related to me? | Walleska Velez | 13 |
| LA RIOJA, SPAIN |
 Michael Dukes
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| jose VELEZ | Carrie | 2 |
| looking for martha velez of puerto rico who moved to the bronx |
inflight33
| 14 |
| VELEZ RAICES from LARES CAMUY, PR |
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| Velez name origin | Carla | 5 |
| Enrique D''Acosta | cynthia velez | 2 |
| Looking for Delores Velez originally from Roosevelt NY | Kathy Dukes | 1 |
| cannot find Alan Noel Velez father of my child | NICOLE | 1 |
| Busco info de los Velez en Camuy o Lares.. | nicole | 11 |
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