Sosa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Sosa 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 Sosa is the Castillian form of the Galician and Portuguese surname Souza or Sousa.

Early Origins of the Sosa family

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

Early History of the Sosa family

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

Sosa 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 Sosa family

Notable bearers of the family name Sosa

was nineteenth century Mexican writer Francisco Sosa, who wrote historical and biographical works...

Sosa Ranking

In the United States, the name Sosa is the 965^th most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name. 1 However, in South America, the name Sosa is ranked the 22^nd most popular surname with an estimated 129 people with that name. 2

Sosa migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sosa Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Silvestre de Sosa, who sailed to America in 1512
Juan de Sosa, who sailed to America in 1528
Isabel de Sosa, who sailed to New Spain in 1536
Antonio de Sosa, who sailed to Guatemala in 1538
Gracia de Sosa, who sailed to Peru in 1579

Sosa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Silvestre De Sosa, who landed in America in 1812 3
Gaspar de Sosa, who sailed to Puerto Rico in 1816
Gaspar De Sosa, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Juan De Sosa, who landed in America in 1828 3
Cristobal De Sosa, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1834 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Sosa (post 1700) +

José Ernesto Sosa (b. 1985), Argentine football attacking midfielder
Esteban Sosa, American Democratic Party politician, Elected Texas State Board of Education 3rd District 1992 4
Douglas Sosa, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996 4
David Sosa, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996; Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 118th District, 1997 4
Dan Sosa Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico 2nd District, 1992 4
Osvaldo "Chiche" Sosa (1945-2020), Argentine football manager and player
Samuel Peralta "Sammy" Sosa (b. 1968), former Dominican Major League Baseball right fielder
Porfiro Lobo Sosa (b. 1947), elected President of Honduras in 2010
Mercedes Sosa (1935-2009), Argentine singer
Elias Sosa Martinez (b. 1950), Dominican relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html