habitational name from any of
numerous places so named for the dedication of their churches to the
Virgin Mary (or to some other St. Mary), of which there are over 150
examples in Italy alone.in some cases, possibly from a personal
name of the same derivation.name often adopted by Catalan and
Spanish Sephardic Jews who converted to Catholicism, often under
duress, in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Santa maria census records
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