Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname

2014-03-16 Thread hisalv
-Original Message- From: Bryan Rodrigues bryanj...@gmail.com To: azores azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, Mar 15, 2014 5:51 pm Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname My great grandmother who was born in Faial had the surname Homem. I had never heard the name or met anyone with the name

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname - HOMEM

2014-03-16 Thread Antonio Faria
it by translating the name to MANN. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname - HOMEM From: Lionel Holmes lionelh...@gmail.com javascript

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname - HOMEM

2014-03-16 Thread Antonio Faria
to the civil registry in the city of Angra, Terceira. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname From: Bryan Rodrigues brya...@gmail.com

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname

2014-03-15 Thread Bryan Rodrigues
My great grandmother who was born in Faial had the surname Homem. I had never heard the name or met anyone with the name before coming across it in family records but apparently it's common. There was a family of famous cartographers in the 1500s with the last name. I wonder if we are

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname - HOMEM

2014-03-15 Thread pico
. This is located close to the civil registry in the city of Angra, Terceira.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname From: Bryan Rodrigues bryanj...@gmail.com

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname - HOMEM

2014-03-15 Thread pico
It just occurred to me that maybe some named Homem did change it by translating the name to MANN.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname - HOMEM From

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname

2010-06-23 Thread Jacki G
Eugenia, Thank you very much. That's great information to have. Jacki -Original Message- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eugenia Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:40 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname

2010-06-22 Thread Eugenia
Jacki, I found the following in my Portuguese Names and Their Meanings for the name HOMEM. I hope this helps in your research. Eugenia = Homem - There is Armorial for the name. Homem, Home - Before 1474, two noblemen, Joao Vaz Corte Real and Alvaro