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Updated February 20, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : habitational name from the city of Zaragoza in northeast Spain, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Aragon. The name derives, via Arabic, from Latin Caesarea Augusta, the name bestowed in the 1st century ad by the Emperor Augustus.

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