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Núñez
Son of Nuño
Noallo de Abaixo, Castrelo de Miño
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Personal names
Son of Nuño
A patronymic from the medieval personal name Nuño. The surname records an old naming pattern, not a unique lineage.
A personal name can survive as a family name after the original naming relationship is forgotten. Patronymics in -ez often express descent from a given name; other personal names became surnames without that ending. Each family branch still needs its own chain of records.
Name reference (opens in a new tab)Galicia · 2001
Census spelling: NUÑEZ · Galicia · 2001
- Rank in Galicia · 2001
- #27
- Occurrences in Galicia · 2001
- 21,030
- Share of surname occurrences
- 0.4133%
- Municipalities · 2001
- 220
Galicia · 2001
Elsewhere in Galicia · 2001
The atlas publishes no rows for this spelling in the seven selected Ribeiro municipalities. These are the published municipalities elsewhere in Galicia, ordered by occurrences.
Birthplace map| Municipality | Occurrences | Share of surname occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| Vigo | 1,870 | 0.3211% |
| Lugo | 1,846 | 1.0162% |
| Coruña, A | 1,766 | 0.3638% |
| Ourense | 603 | 0.2767% |
| Barco de Valdeorras, O | 568 | 2.1136% |
- people assigned this surname
- 2
- recorded birthplaces
- 1
- recorded spellings
- 1
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Isabel Nunez
- Born
- Abt. 1760 · Noallo de Abaixo, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1835
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Recorded children
Bartholome Nunez
- Born
- Abt. 1730 · Noallo de Abaixo, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1805
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Explore the family map| Recorded birthplace | People |
|---|---|
| Noallo de Abaixo, Castrelo de Miño | 2 |
Sources & further research
The name reference supports the linguistic explanation above. Family details come from the tree; an illustration supplies atmosphere, not evidence about an ancestor.
Dictionary of American Family Names · 2022 (opens in a new tab)Real Academia Galega · Surname guide (opens in a new tab)Our family tree · People and relationshipsO Ribeiro · Avia · Miño · Arnoia
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