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Braganza Surname Meaning

Altered form of Portuguese Bragança: habitational name from the city of Bragança in northern Portugal.

This form of the surname is most common in India as a result of former Portuguese colonization of the western coast of this country and in the Philippines.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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