Show ContentsSomoza History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Somoza family

The surname Somoza was first found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Somoza family

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Somoza Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Somoza, Somonta and others.

Early Notables of the Somoza family

Notable bearers of the family name Somoza

  • the Somoza of La Coruna

Migration of the Somoza family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Migrants to the New World included those whose descendants would one day rule Nicaragua.


Contemporary Notables of the name Somoza (post 1700) +

  • Anastasia Somoza, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004, 2008 (alternate) [1]
  • Rafael López Somoza (1900-1977), Spanish actor
  • Joseph Somoza, taught literature and creative writing at NMSU for 22 years
  • Anastasio Somoza (1896-1960), twice president of Nicaragua, in 1937-47, and 1950-56


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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