I believe the name Frias originated in Spain. If you do a Google search on the surname, that's what you'll find.
My maternal grandmother was a Frias from Rosario, Lagoa, São Miguel. You'll find a lot of people with that surname in Lagoa. Nancy On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 8:04 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Ângela, > > As I research more of this branch I'll see if the spelling varies and if > their is a pattern depending on the time period. Then I'll indicate it in > my notes. > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 7:37 PM Ângela Loura <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Long story short, the priests often wrote what they hard, which sometimes >> varies on ones pronnounciation. >> >> Margaret Vicente <[email protected]> escreveu no dia quinta, >> 20/12/2018 à(s) 23:55: >> >>> Joseph, >>> Feria is a surname under the Spanish influence, unless it evolves to >>> Faria it should be recorded as such >>> >>> The name Faria is derivated from a place in Portugal. Farias is a >>> variation of Faria. >>> >>> Frias stands on its own and should not be taken as a variant of Faria. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 6:31 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Vacation has an accent on the "e" férias. "Ferias" is the way it is >>>> spelled in some of the records. For example: >>>> Left page, top, 4th line down >>>> >>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869_item1/P161.html >>>> >>>> I've also seen it spelled "Frias". >>>> >>>> I think it is a different surname from "Faria" but I'm not 100% sure >>>> either. >>>> >>>> I just want to normalize the spelling of the name in my database. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 5:55 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think it's Frias. The Guill book has Frias. He doesn't have Ferias. >>>>> Doesn't that word mean vacation? >>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 2:47 PM GENEVA COOK-GERVAIS < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> My distant family from Sao Miguel used the spelling De Faria , Faria >>>>>> and Farias. Don't know if that is the same family or not....…. >>>>>> >>>>>> On December 20, 2018 at 5:26 PM Joseph Mendonca < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I am discovering ancestors with the surname of Ferias and sometimes I >>>>>> see it spelled Frias. Can anyone tell me what the normalized modern >>>>>> spelling of this name is? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Joseph Mendonca >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Joseph Mendonca >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Margaret M Vicente >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > -- > Joseph Mendonca > > -- > 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. 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