Matamoros Family History
Matamoros Name Meaning
Spanish: from Matamoros meaning ‘killer of Moors’, a title
given to Spain’s patron saint, St. James, in the Middle Ages (from
matar ‘to kill’ + moros ‘Moors’). According to legend,
the saint appeared to a 9th-century Spanish king during a battle, and
enabled him to massacre 60,000 Saracens.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Matamoros
Name Distribution of Matamoros Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Matamoros census records
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Matamoros Family Origin
Matamoros Emigration Information (US)
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Matamoros Family Occupations
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