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Re: Sabater
in reply to a message by Lyria
Confirmed; Zapatero is the Castilian version, Sabater the Catalan. Zapata probably means the same, a shoemaker or -repairer (cobbler).
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Thanks for confirming this ! Do you have any other information regarding the surname ?

This message was edited 5/20/2007, 1:51 PM

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Have a look here -
http://apellido.enfemenino.com/w/apellidos/apellido-sabater.html
best if you know some Spanish, but the distribution map is clear, and the numbers are 1) the number of people in Spain surnamed Sabater, 2) position in order of popularity.
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Very interesting site. I'm fluent in Spanish, so it was very helpful. Thanks again !
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