Hispanic Surnames

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Related Books

Hispanic Surnames and Family History
One of the principal aims of the book is to show the dispersion and commonality of Hispanic surnames throughout the Americas, with studies showing: (1) the top 1,000 Hispanic surnames in the U.S. and Latin America; (2) l,500 surnames studied by the Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America (sponsors of this work); (3) the 12,567 Hispanic surnames in the 1980 U.S. census; and (4) surnames unique to particular Latin American countries.

Americanos: Latino Life in the United States
Americanos forces us (gently) to reevaluate, reconsider, and reestablish the very important fact that Latinos have been an integral part of the history of the U.S. This is a timely and handsome book, and as contributor David Carrasco says of Latinos, "We are both an accomplished and an unfinished people," and the same could be said of this country and all its promise.

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Web Sites

AOL Hispanic Genealogy Group Surnames Index
Find an alphabetized list of families being researched by members of AOL's Hispanic Genealogy Group. Contact the researchers.

Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America
Contact to inquire about their moderately priced comprehensive list of common Hispanic surnames, or the more expensive complete family reports.

Spanish Surname List from the 1990 Census
Census Bureau lets visitors download this tutorial file and 1996 list of Hispanic surnames from their database.

Hispanic Surnames
You can now find the origins, history, coat of arms and links associated with your surname.

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