My father was Manuel Leal daRocha Homem, deom Terceira. His brother Jesse Americanized the name to Holmes, and the rest of the immigrants followed suit. I use Lionel daRocha Holmes. My genealogist son Doug uses Doug DaRocha Holmes. Homem is not uncomon; the name has appeared several times on the list, sometimes spelled Homen. Because homem means "man" most women don't use it.
Lionel On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Jacki G. <ja...@cdmmarketing.com> wrote: > Has any of you heard of the surname "Homem"? I came accross this name > in my research of family in Cedros, Faial and I have never heard that name > before. > > Thank you > > Jacki > Pittsburg, California, USA > Researching: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pacheco, Machado, Perriera, Azevedo, > Furtado, Rapoza > Islands: Faial & Sao Miguel > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<azores%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
