MORENO Surname Meaning & Origin:
Common in Santander, La Rioja, Aragón, Castile, Extremadura and Andalusia according to the Instituto Genealógico e Histórico Latino-Americano.
Brown is the English version of this surname, Le Brun is French, and Marrone is Italian.
Moreno is the 31st most common Hispanic surname.
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Famous People with the Surname MORENO::
- Gabriel Garcia Moreno - President of Ecuador 1860-1865, 1869-1875
- Catalina Sandino Moreno - Columbian-American actress
- Mariano Moreno - Argentine writer, lawyer, politician and journalist
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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