RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Safreno surname on Graciosa

[pico]

Zeferino is a regular Portuguese name.

Of course, like every name, they can all be used by Jews.

Oh yea, I just remembered, a variant spelling for Zeferino is Severino and that's almost a perfect match to your Anglicized version.

Doug da Rocha Holmes
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Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Safreno surname on Graciosa
From: "luiznoia ." <noblankt...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, August 20, 2014 12:19 pm
To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com>

Certainly the Safreno is an anglicized version. The family has heard many stories , but one has an orginal spelling on the surname. I know the NEPS project will standardize it to a Zeferino. 

The Joseph Sofrino in Boston states he is from Faial on his childs marriage record, and the Zeferino surname shows up there in Anguistas. 

The de Mello Sofrino from Bermuda sound like  a promising lead. 

I sounds to me like a Jews or Arabic origin. 

Eric 

 

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