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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : from bracero, an occupational name, most likely for a day laborer or farm hand, although the term could also mean ‘brewer’ and ‘sure-armed man’ (i.e. one with a good aim in throwing or shooting) and these senses cannot be excluded.

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