You can find this name in Sao Sebastiao, Terceira in the 1600s and 1700s. Same for Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Cabo da Praia, Se Cathedral in Angra, Porto Judeu.
There are priests in the Terceira freguesias that have the name. Not so common, but I see it a lot on Terceira. I think some priests on Pico, too.
I think you'll see it in early Velas records, too. And also in early Topo and Ribeira Seca.
Souto is common on Faial, usually as "do Souto" but might have some connection to the other name.
Another spelling variation is Sotto-Maior. Sometimes it's Sotto-Mayor.
Doug da Rocha Holmes
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
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Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Soutomaior / Souto Maior as a name
From: Dano <dpai...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, March 29, 2014 5:50 pm
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Cheri, it is a surname, both Portuguese and Hispanic. It is somewhat rare, but, I've come across it in my research (can't say where or when). It also translates ultimately to "thicket" - add maior, and you get large thicket.
On Saturday, March 29, 2014 8:29:13 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote:I haven't seen it on my research on Sao Miguel. I though she was a Supreme Court Justice of Puerto Rican descent. Maybe it's a name on another island that I don't research.
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