Show ContentsSusa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The distinguished surname Susa comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The Spanish surname Susa is the Castillian form of the Galician and Portuguese surname Souza or Sousa.

Early Origins of the Susa family

The surname Susa was first found in Galicia, in northwestern Spain.

Early History of the Susa family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Susa research. Another 331 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1037, 1139 and 1391 are included under the topic Early Susa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Susa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sosa, de Sosa, Soso, Soza, Sousa, de Sousa, Souza and many more.

Early Notables of the Susa family

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Migration of the Susa family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Silvestre de Sosa, who sailed to America in 1512; Juan de Sosa sailed to America in 1528; Hernando Soso sailed to New Spain in 1534; Isabel de Sosa sailed to New Spain in 1536.


Contemporary Notables of the name Susa (post 1700) +

  • Susa Young Gates (1856-1933), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1908 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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