Sousa Family History
Sousa Name Meaning
Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from any of the numerous
places in Portugal named Sousa. The place name is of pre-Roman origin.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Sousa
Name Distribution of Sousa Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Sousa families
 158 - 313  53 - 157 |
 1 - 52  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Sousa families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Sousa census records
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Sousa Family Origin
Sousa Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Sousa
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Sousa Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Sousa census records
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Sousa Civil War Service Records
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