From time to time, I get asked whether I have a connection with someone. It usually goes like this: “I have Pacheco’s too. We must be related!” In the beginning, when we are naive, we don’t fully grasp how many different families there really are. Just because there is a similar surname doesn’t mean there…
Tag: Surnames
Genea Challenge Two: How far can you go?
This is the second challenge set out in Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun for the Genealympics. This time I am to take one surname from my tree and write about how far back I can go. I am going to avoid the Portuguese. Their surnames change so frequently that I wouldn’t get back very…
Surname Saturday: Correa of Maia
Today I’m listing out my Correa line (also spelled Correya) of Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island. This is a tiny maternal line that connects to my Paiva de Braga’s. Pedro de Paiva’s mother was Catharina Rocha. She married Manoel de Paiva on 28 Dec 1705, in Maia. Manoel’s line can be found in the…
SNGF: How Many Surnames: the Summation
I thought I’d wrap up what I found in this post. These are the tallies for all three of these database. I should note that there is overlap in these database as some individuals are input into all 3 (like me!) My tally will be slightly askew from that and my inability to add correctly…
SNGF: How Many Surnames Part Three
This is the third and last installment in my surname list statistics posts. This database covers my Lassalle Mazeres side of the tree. This database covers my Dad’s entire line. Using RootsMagic, I calculated that I have 187 surnames total. The top 10 surnames are… Mazeres 42 Lassalle 40 Segalas 38 Breilh 25 Lascurettes 22…