Jerez Family History

Jerez Name Meaning

Spanish: habitational name from places in the provinces of Badajoz and Cadiz called Jerez. The former, now known in full as Jerez de los Caballeros, was the birthplace of the explorer Vasco Núñez (c.1475–1519); the latter, Jerez de la Frontera, was an important center for the manufacture of sherry (named in English from the place) and brandy.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Jerez Family Origin

Hungary (2)

Spain (2)

Württemberg (1)

Nicaragua (1)

Italy (1)

France (1)

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