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Re: De SOUZA Surname
Thank you for this information.....and for the information provided by Anon. Is there any information about the meaning of the surname SAQUI ?
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http://www.robincmiller.com/articles/hanna1.htm thinks Da Souza and Sassoon both mean 'from Susa', which is a city in Persia. Does he mean to say that ALL people called Da Souza have Jewish ancestors? That surprises me.
http://www.sephardim.com/html/translated_names.html thinks the same about the Sephardic surname Souza, but they still leave room for a 'Portuguese' Da Souza with its own origin.
I'm confused now :D
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