| ![Show Contents]() Sotillo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The original bearer of the name Sotillo, 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 Sotillo family originally lived in one of the numerous towns or villages named Soto. The place-name Soto is derived from the Spanish word "soto," which refers to a "thicket" or "grove." This word is itself derived from the Latin word "saltus," which refers to a pasture land containing a forest or wood. Early Origins of the Sotillo familyThe surname Sotillo was first found in Castile, in north central Spain. Early History of the Sotillo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sotillo research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1227 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Sotillo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sotillo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Soto, de Soto, Desoto, Sota, de Sota, de la Sota, Desota, Sotela, Sotelo, de Sotelo, Sotera, Sotero, Sotillo and many more. Early Notables of the Sotillo familyProminent among members of the family Domingo de Soto, 16th century Spanish theologian and professor at the University of Salamanca; 17th century Spanish actress Catalina Sotomayor; 19th century Honduran politician Marco Aurelio Soto; 19th century Spanish military officer Raimundo María Soto; 19th...
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 Sotillo migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sotillo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Blas De Sotillo, who arrived in America in 1813 1
- 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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Sotillo migration to the United States 
