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Definition: 1) Son of Vasco 2) one who came from the Basque country (from the words vasco, velasco and belasco, each suggesting a place or ethnicity in the Basque provinces of Spain) 3) a shepherd, one who tended sheep

Surname Origin: Spanish

Alternate Surname Spellings: VASQUIZ, VASQUES

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VASQUEZ Surname Mailing List
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DistantCousin.com - VASQUEZ Genealogy & Family History
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.

Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

 

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