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Espaillat Family History

Espaillat Surname Meaning

Hispanic (Dominican Republic): occupational name from Catalan espallat in an old spelling past participle of espallar ‘to winnow to separate the wheat from the chaff’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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