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What does my last name say about me?
I have little knowledge about my family past. If my last name is Pacheco what does that say. My parents are from Mexico and I was born here (USA). Does my last name have any Spanish influence? Just curious?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes it does because Mexico its part of your life and USA its another
Source(s): :D - Erik Van ThienenLv 71 decade ago
Surname "Pacheco" : Spanish and Portuguese surname from a personal name of uncertain, possibly pre-Roman, origin. - Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
Aulus Hirtius (ca. 90-43 BC), one of the consuls of the Roman Republic, who served in Spain under Julius Caesar, mentions a "Lucio Junio Pacieco". According to the Spanish aristocrat Pacheco family he was the original founder of the family.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacheco
Place of origin of immigrants to the US with the surname "Pacheco", according to the New York Passenger Lists :
Spain : 16
Bolivia : 6
Cuba : 5
Colombia : 5
Brazil : 4
Portugal : 3
Ports of Departure : http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Pacheco-ports-depart...
History : http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Pacheco-immigration....
See also :
Source(s): http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Pacheco-family-histo... http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Pacheco-places-origi...
