Isn't THAT The truth! Medeiros comes from the terms Medeiro or Madeira I know one has to do with picking/husking (maize) corn or the area of picking maize, which would typically suggest they were maize/corn farmers. However, Madeira is a region and a form of wine, isn't it?
On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew M, > > However, most families really don't have a coat of arms or armorial. We > were just a bunch of hard working peasants back then! > > Also, you are used to the American tradition of naming patterns and you > only *think* your surname is Medeiros. It's not. My surname should have > been Jacome when you go back far enough (where I ran out of records). > > Cheri Mello (could have been Cheri de Mello or Cheri Jacome) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
