Espinoza Family History
Espinoza Name Meaning
Spanish: variant of Espinosa . The spelling with -z- represents in part a voiced pronunciation heard in some Latin-American countries whereas in Castilian Spanish it now usually has an unvoiced -s-. Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Spanish surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022