| ![Show Contents]() Samora History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The surname Samora comes from name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille. Early Origins of the Samora familyThe surname Samora was first found in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa, in north western Spain. Early History of the Samora familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Samora research. Another 254 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1542, 1623, 1770 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Samora History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Samora Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Zamora, Zanora, Zamor, Samora, Zamaura, Zamore and others. Early Notables of the Samora familyProminent among members of the family were Rodrigo Zamorano (1542-1623), a cosmographer of the royal house of Philip II of Spain; Francesco de Zamora of Villafranca de Montes de Oca (Burgos), who was ennobled in 1770; and Juan Manuel de Zamora y Sainz...
Another 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Samora Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Samora RankingIn the United States, the name Samora is the 8,992nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Samora familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco and Christobal de Zamora, who sailed to Spanish America in 1511; Felipo de Zamora, who did the same in 1512; Diego de Zamora, who immigrated to Peru with his family in 1534.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Samora (post 1700) | + |
- Teresa Samora, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1980 2
- José Rogério Filipe Samora (1958-2021), Portuguese film, television and stage actor who appeared in more than one hundred films since 1980
- Samora Moises Machel (1933-1986), Mozambican military commander, revolutionary socialist leader and 1st President of Mozambique
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