| ![Show Contents]() De'ras History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of De'rasWhat does the name De'ras mean? Noble surnames, such as De'ras, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name De'ras, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The De'ras family originally lived in a place where wild roses grew. The surname is derived from the Latin word rosa, which means rose. The family name De'ras is also derived from the given name Rose. Early Origins of the De'ras familyThe surname De'ras was first found in Old Castile, in the mountains near Santander. Early History of the De'ras familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our De'ras research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1352 is included under the topic Early De'ras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. De'ras Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ros, de Ros, Rosas, de Rosas, Rosa, de la Rosa, Rosal, del Rosal, Rosales, de Rosales, Rosete, Rosano, Rosana, Roso and many more. Early Notables of the De'ras familywere seventeenth century Chilean historian Diego de Rosales, a Jesuit priest who defended the rights of the Indians; seventeenth century Spanish playwright Pedro Rosete; nineteenth century Argentinian military officer Leonardo Rosales; nineteenth century Spanish painter Eduardo Rosales y Martínez; nineteenth century Argentinian...
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| De'ras migration to the United States | + |
De'ras Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Stervans Deras, aged 27, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name De'ras (post 1700) | + |
- Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (1919-2017), South African-born, Jamaican novelist, journalist and political commentator
- Miguel Ángel Deras, retired Salvadoran footballer and manager
- 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)
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