Sephardic Surnames Reference List As of June 5, 2005, there are 5,220 names on the list.
Source and Codes Used All names in this list are a result of a compilation by four researchers. The codes after each name indicate the source for that name. Notice that some names were verified by more than one researcher. For further information on a name in this list, check the letter in parenthesis next to it and visit the reseacher’s website at: L=Compiled by LusaWeb (http://www.lusaweb.com) where you can also search your Portuguese and Sephardic genealogy. The Sephardic portion credit goes to Harry Stein. O=Compiled by Jeff Malka. http://www.orthohelp.com/geneal/names.htm T=Compiled by B. Nahman. http://home.earthlink.net/~bnahman/TOLEDOhtm.htm I=Compiled by Rabbi Haim Levi. http://www.ifmj.org or http://www.bethisraeltampa.org
Purpose of the List This surname list provided as a service to anyone wishing to research their Sephardic Jewish heritage. It is not for the purpose of trying to mislead anyone into changing their beliefs. Blessings and best wishes in your genealogy research! By: International Federation of Messianic Jews
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Coronel (L) Coronel Pereira (L) Corre (L) Correa (I)(L) Correia (L) Corronel (L) Corsono (L) Cortes (I) Cortisso (L) Cortissos (L) Cortissoz (L) Corvat (I) Corvera (L) Coscon (I)(L) Coscullan (I) Coseres (L) Cosida (I) Costa (I)(L) Costa Alvarenga (L) Costa Andrade (L) Costa Athias (L) Costa Barela (L) Costa Capadose (L) Costa da (L) Costa de (L) Costa Hatias (L) Costa Mesquita (L) Costa Pacheco (L) Costa Portuges (L) Costa Villa Real (L) Costa Villa Reall (L) Costa Villareal (L) Cota (T) Cour (L) Couriel (I) Coutina (L) Coutinho (L) Coutino (L) Covo (I) Coyto de (L) Crasto (L) Crastoz (L) Crece (I) Crescas (L) Crescos (T) Crespin Yesurun (L)
Crespo (T) Crespon (I) Cresques (L) Cruero (T) Cruillas (I) Cruz (T) Cruz de la (L) Cuaresma (L) Cubas (L) Cubi (O) Cuello (L) Cuenca (I) Cueva (L) Culeman (T) Cunha (L) Cunha da (L) Curiel (I)(L) Curiel Abaz (L) Curiel Bueno (L) Curiel de Prado (L) Curiel Franco (L) Curruchel (T) Curry (L) Curuyra (T) Cutino (L) Cutti (L) Cuyllas (I) D de Altabas (L) da Andrade (L) da Costa Da Costa (L) da Costa Abendana (L) da Costa Athias (L) da Costa Cardozo (L) da Costa d' Andrade (L) da Costa de Mesquita (L) da Costa De' Andrade (L) da Costa Fonseca (L) da Costa Furtado (L) da Costa Gomes (L) da Costa Gomes dela Penha (L) da Costa Guedelha (L) da Costa Pimental (L) da Costa Ramires (L) da Costa Ramos (L)
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da Costa Senior (L) da Costa y Amesquita (L) da Costa y Mesquita (L) da Cunha (L) da Favella (L) da Fonseca (L) da Fonseca (L) da Fonsesa (L) da Gama (L) da Pina (L) da Porto (L) da Rocha (L) da Rosa (L) da Sa (L) da Sera (L) da Siena (L) da Silva (L) da Silva Abenatar (L) da Silva Curiel (L) da Silva Esteves (L) da Silva Lobatto (L) da Silva Mendes (L) da Silva Roza (L) da Silva Solis (L) Da Sola (I) da Vale (L) da Veiga (L) da Veiga Henriques (L) da Veiga Henriquez (L) da Veiga Lopes Salzedo (L) da Veigas Mendes da Costa (L) da Velasco (L) da Villareal (L) da Vita (L) Dabdol (T) Dabela (O) Daca (T) Dacosta (I)(L) d' Acosta (L) Dacunha (L) Dades (O) Dadia (O) Dadodafi (T) Dadoun (O) Dagama (L)
d' Aguilar (L) d' Aguilar Rodrigues (L) Dahan (O) Dais Coutinho (L) Dal Medico (I) d' Alarcon (L) D' Alburquerque (L) Dalmao (I) Dalmeida (L) d' Almeida (L) Damuz (T) d' Anacona (L) Danan (O) d' Ancona (L) d' Anconad' Andrade de Ca (L) d' Andrade (L) d' Andrade Velozinos (L) Daniel (I) Daniels (I) Danino (O) Daninos (L) Dannon (O) Danon (I)(L)(O) Daoud (O) Dapiera (L) Daqdi (T) Dara (I) Darcoa (I) Dari (L) Daroque (T) Dasa (T) Dassa (L) Dasylua (L) Daueiga (L) d' Avelar (L) D' Avgdor (L) David (T) D' avila (I) Davila (I)(L) Davilla (L) Davis (O) Dayan (O) Daza (I) d' Azevedo (L) de Acosta (L)
de Aijdo (L) de Albuquerque (L) de Andrade (L) de Aranda (L) de Arellano (L) de Avila (L) de Avila d' Aguilar (L) De Brugos (I) de Caceres (L) de Campos (L) de Campos Pereira (L) de Caranca (L) de Carvalho (L) de Casseres (L) de Casseres Henriquez (L) de Castella (L) de Castello (L) de Castro de Paz (L) de Castro Mattosda (L) de Castro Orobio (L) de Castro y Mendoca (L) de Chaves (L) de Clava (L) de Crasto (L) de Crasto de Hamburgo (L) de Crasto de Paz (L) de Cunha (L) de Faria (L) de Figeroa (L) de Fonseca (L) de Fontes (L) de Galegos (L) de Gamme (L) De Gerona (I) de Granada (L) de Guevara (L) De Haas (L) de Haro (L) de la Bella (L) de la Faya (L) de la Mar (L) de la Parra (L) De La Penha (L) de la Rona (L) de la Torre (L) de Leao (L)
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de Leao Mendes Ulhoa (L) de Lemos (L) de Leon (L) de Leon Benavente (L) de Leon Guedes (L) de Lima (L) de los Rios (L) de Manhana (L) de Marinas (L) de Martos (L) de Mattos (L) de Medina (L) de Medina Maldonado (L) de Medina Pacheco (L) de Medina Pereira (L) de Mendoca (L) de Mendoca Valladolid (L) de Mercado (L) de Meza (L) de Meza da Silva (L) de Minhanna (L) de Miranda (L) de Miranda y Avila (L) de Molina (L) de Montes (L) de Mora (L) de Moraes (L) de Morales (L) de Moura (L) de Ozeda (L) de Ozorio (L) de Paedo (L) de Pakma (L) de Palacios (L) de Pardo (L) De Pass (L) de Paz (L) de Pinedo (L) de Pinedo da Silva (L) de Pinto (L) de Porto (L) de Prado (L) de Pulgar (L) de Quesada (L) de Ribeira (L) de Rignano (L)
de Rio (L) de Rocamora (L) de Rocha (L) de Rocomora (L) de Rojas (L) de Sa (L) de Sa Tinoco (L) de Salas (L) de Salazar (L) de Salom Namias (L) de Sequeira (L) de Serpa (L) de Serra (L) de Silva (L) de Silveira (L) de Silveria (L) de Simoes (L) De Sola (L) de Solas (L) de Solis (L) de Sollade Solla (L) de Soria (L) de Sousa (L) de Sousa Pimental (L) de Souza (L) de Souza Britto (L) de Susan (L) de Thaide (L) de Thoar (L) de Toledo (L) de Torees (L) de Torres (L) de Tovar (L) de Triana (L) de Valenca (L) de Veiga (L) de Vera (L) De Vides (I) de Zamora (L) Debna (T) Decaserez (L) Defaria (L) Defontes (L) Del Brugo (I) del Campo (L) del Canho (L)
Del Mar (I) Del Medico (I)(L) del Porto (L) del Prado (L) del Soto (L) del Sotto (L) del Valhe (L) del Valhe Saldanha (L) Del Valle (I) dela Caballeria (L) dela Calle (L) dela Fuente (L) Dela Funte (L) dela Mar (L) dela Parra (L) dela Penha (L) dela Penha Fernandes (L) dela Penha Rocamora (L) Delafaia (L) Delafuente (L) Delah (L) Delcanho (L) Delesser (L) Delevante (L) Delgado (L) Delis (L) Delmar (L)(O) Delmonte (L) delos Rios (L) Deloya (O) Delsotto (L) Delvalle (L) d' Elvas (L) Demarchena (L) Demperi (I) Denis (L) Depaz (L) Dery (O) Desca Caranca (L) Despana (I) Despinosa (L) Despues (I) Dessa (L) Devalle (L) Diahn (L) Dias (L)
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Dias Arias (L) Dias Brandao (L) Dias Callero (L) Dias Carvallo (L) Dias Coutinho (L) Dias da Fonseca (L) Dias de Castella (L) Dias de Castillo (L) Dias de Espinosa (L) Dias de Limos (L) Dias de Llerena (L) Dias de Montoya (L) Dias de Paz (L) Dias de Silva (L) Dias de Solis (L) Dias Delgado (L) Dias Flores (L) Dias Guttieres (L) Dias Lorenzo (L) Dias Lourenco (L) Dias Machorro (L) Dias Motta (L) Dias Nieto (L) Dias Pereira (L) Dias Rojas (L) Dias Saltilano (L) Dias Santilhano (L) Dias Santillan (L) Diaz (T) Diaz de Caceres (L) Diaz de Lucenab (L) Diaz Marquez (L) Diaz Matarana (L) Diaz Pimienta (L) Diaz Tavares (L) Diaz Vaes (L) Diego (L) Diez (L) Dina (L) Dinah (L) Diogo (L) Dionis (L) Dios (L) Disraeli (L) D' Israeli (L) Diwan (O)
Henriques Lopes (L) Henriques Mendes Balborda (L) Henriques Mesquita (L) Henriques Morenu (L) Henriques Pimentel (L) Henriques Sequeira (L) Henriques Soares (L) Henriques Valentin (L) Henriquez Alavares (L) Henriquez Alvares (L) Henriquez Coelho (L) Henriquez Coleho (L) Henriquez Coutinho (L) Henriquez de Castro (L) Henriquez de Fonseca (L) Henriquez de la Fuente (L) Henriquez de Souza (L) Henriquez Farro (L) Henriquez Garcia (L) Henriquez Granada (L) Henriquez Juliano (L) Henriquez Mesquita (L) Henriquez Morao (L) Henriquez Pareira (L) Henriquez Pereira (L) Henriquez Pimental (L) Henriquez Pimentel (L) Henrriques (L) Herbas (I) Heredia (L) Hernandez (I)(L) Hernandez de Almeyda (L) Hernandez de Avalor (L) Hernandez de Cazala (L) Hernandez de Serodia (L) Hernandez Victoria (L) Herrador (L)(T) Herrera (I)(L) Hhuezo (I) Hicai (T) Hidalgo y Castillo (L) Hija (T) Himi (O) Hiya (T) Hobi (T)
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Hobidiente (L) Hoces (L) Hoeb (L) Holgado (L) Home (L) Homem (L) Homen (L) Honquinira (T) Hornstein (O) Houta (O) Hoz (T) Huarte da San Juan (L) Huerta (L) Huesca (I) Huete (T) Humiel (T) Hurtado (I)(L) Hussilo (T) Iauali (T) Ibanez (I) Ibernia (L) Ibn Abbis (L) Ibn Alfakhar (L) Ibn Dana (Abendana) (L) Ibn Ezra (L) Ibn Nahmias (L) Ibn Sahl (L) Ibn Sason (L) Ibn Shoshan (L) Ibn Waqar (L) Ibn Yahia (L) Ibn Yahya (L) Ibn Zachin (L) Ibrahim (T) Idiaquez (I) Ifergan (O) Iflah (O) Ifrah (O) Ilhao (L) Illan (T) Illouz (O) Inglizi (O) Isaac (T) Isaacs (L) Isahiel (T) Isaiah (L)
Iscini (O) Ishac (T) Ishaq (O) Isho (L) Isias (T) Islas (I) Ismail (T) Israel (T) Israel Ancona (L) Israel Athias (L) Israel Bernal (L) Israel Bravo (L) Israel Corea (L) Israel d'Andrade (L) Israel de Sequeira (L) Israel Enriques (L) Israel Francia (L) Israel Gerta (L) Israel Henriques (L) Israel Henriquez (L) Israel Machorro (L) Israel Mello (L) Israel Melo (L) Israel Morales (L) Israel Nunes (L) Israel Nunez (L) Israel Penco (L) Israel Pereira (L) Israel Pesoa (L) Israel Senior (L) Israel Suaso (L) Israel(ben Israel) (L) Issak (T) Itah (O) Izidoro (L) Izquierdo (I) Izradiel (T) Izrael (L) Jachia (L) Jacinto Bazan (L) Jacob (T) Jacob Alazar (I) Jacobs (L) Jacris (T) Jaen (I) Jajardo (I)
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Juliao (L) Junqueirio (L) Junques (I) Jxar (I) Kadoch (O) Kadoshi (O) Kakon (O) Kalba (I) Kaldes (L) Kalvo (I) Kaminski (O) Kanarek (O) Kane (O) Kantzer (O) Karmi (L) Karsenti (O) Kaspe (L) Kaspi (L) Katan (O) Katzan (O) Kessous (O) Khalfon (O) Khalifa (O) Klein (O) Knafo (O) Kudsi (O) La Mata (I) La Mira (L) Labos (O) Ladesma (L) Lafia de (L) Laguna (I)(L) Lahmy (O) Lainez (I) Lais (L) Laluff (O) Lamega (L) Lamego (L) Lamera (L) Lanado (I) Lanery (T) Laniado (L) Lanor (T) Lanzarote (L) Laponte (L) Lara (I)(L)
Lara de (L) Laredo (I)(O) Largato (L) Larios (I) Larran (I) Las Casas (I) Lasorta (I) Lasry (O) Latone (I) Launguaran (L) Lazaro (I) Lazarus (I) Lazimi (O) Lazraque (T) Lazzo (I) Leal (L) Lealtad (L) Lealtar (L) Leao (L) Leao de (L) Leir (T) Leitao (L) Leiva (I) Lemon de (L) Lemos de (L) Lencara (T) Lencor (I) Lengui (O) Leon (T) Leon Carvajal (L) Leon Ciseros (L) Leon Mendoza y Alencastro (L) Leon Pinelo (L) Leon y de la Cueva (L) Lesar (T) Lescano (L) Leuy (L) Levi (T) Levi de (L) Levi de Barios (L) Levi Israel (L) Levi Menase (L) Levi Munhos (L) Levi Soares (L) Levi Ximenes (L)
Levy (O) Levy Montangees (L) Levy Montanhees (L) Levy Montanjees (L) Levy-Ben-Yuli (O) Librati (O) Licona (I) Lieberman (O) Lima (L) Lima de (L) Linan (I) Linares (L) Lindo (L) Lion (L) Lis (L) Lisbao de (L) Liuria (I) Liz (L) Lizardo (I) Llorca (I) Llusi (T) Lobato (L) Lobatto (L) Lobo (I)(L) Locos (I) Loeb (O) Loisada (L) Lombard (L) Lombroso (I)(L) Loncano (I) Lopes (L) Lopes Aires (L) Lopes Baltazar (L) Lopes Berahel (L) Lopes Cardoso (L) Lopes Chillon (L) Lopes Correa (L) Lopes de Brito (L) Lopes de Cordova (L) Lopes de Leon (L) Lopes de Lisboa (L) Lopes De Liz (L) Lopes de Mattos (L) Lopes de Oliveira (L) Lopes de Tepozotlan (L) Lopes Depaz (L)
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Lopes Enriques (L) Lopes Fereia (L) Lopes Laguna (L) Lopes Matos (L) Lopes Melhado (L) Lopes Mellado (L) Lopes Morenu (L) Lopes Pereira (L) Lopes Pereira de Paivo (L) Lopes Pineiro (L) Lopes Sevilla (L) Lopes Suasso (L) Lopes Tores (L) Lopes Trisran (L) Lopez (T) Lopez Blandon (L) Lopez Bravo (L) Lopez Cardado (L) Lopez Cardozo (L) Lopez Coronal (L) Lopez Correa (L) Lopez de Aguarda (L) Lopez de Altavista (L) Lopez de Chaves (L) Lopez de Costa (L) Lopez de Fonseca (L) Lopez de Granada (L) Lopez de Guarda (L) Lopez de Huerta (L) Lopez de Llerena (L) Lopez de Mendizabal (L) Lopez de Morales (L) Lopez de Nacal (L) Lopez de Norona (L) Lopez de Orduna (L) Lopez de Vargas (L) Lopez Diaz (L) Lopez Enriquez (L) Lopez Home (L) Lopez Laguna (L) Lopez Lobo (L) Lopez Lucena (L) Lopez Matos (L) Lopez Mejia (L) Lopez Mendez (L) Lopez Mesa (L)
Nunes Chaves (L) Nunes Correa (L) Nunes da Costa (L) Nunes da Fonseca (L) Nunes da Silva (L) Nunes d' Andrade (L) Nunes de Almeida (L) Nunes de Marcado (L) Nunes de Mercado (L) Nunes Dias (L) Nunes Garcia (L) Nunes Gonsales (L) Nunes Henriques (L) Nunes Lombroso (L) Nunes Martines (L) Nunes Martinez (L) Nunes Miranda (L) Nunes Nabarro (L) Nunes Navaro (L) Nunes Navarro (L) Nunes Paiva (L) Nunes Romono (L) Nunes Siera (L) Nunes Sierra (L) Nunes Vaz (L) Nunez (I)(L) Nuñez (T) Nunez Alvaro (L) Nunez Baca (L) Nunez Batoca (L) Nunez Caravallo (L) Nunez Ceceres (L) Nunez da Costa (L) Nunez de Agurto (L) Nunez de Cea (L) Nunez de Espinosa (L) Nunez de Franco (L) Nunez de la Haba (L) Nunez de La Paz (L) Nunez de Leon (L) Nunez de Luna (L) Nunez de Montalvan (L) Nunez de Ocana (L) Nunez de Oliviera (L) Nunez de Peralta (L) Nunez de Roxas (L)
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Salon Morenu (L) Saltiel (L) Saltilano (L) Saluate (I) Salvador (L) Salvador Jessurun Rodriguez (L) Salvator (O) Salzedo (L) Samal (T) Samanano (T) Samaniego (I)(L) Samarron (T) Sampaio (L) Sampayo (L) Samper (I) Samuda (L) Samuel (L)(T) Samuels (L) San Ignacio (L) San Joseph (L) San Lucar (L) San Martin (T) San Pedro (T) Sana (L) Sananes (L)(O) Sanches (L) Sanchez (T) Sanchez de Sosa (L) Sanchez Manriquez (L) Sancho (L) Sandaros (T) Sandoval (L) Sanguinette (L) Sanguinetti (L) Sanson (L) Santa Clara (T) Santa Cruz (I) Santa Fe (I)(L) Santa Maria (I)(L)(T) Santaclara (I) Santafe (I) Santamaria (I) Santangel (T) Santareni (T) Santiago (L)
Source and Codes Used. All names in this list are a result of a compilation by four researchers. The codes after each name indicate the source for that name.