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De Sousa Family History

De Sousa Surname Meaning

Portuguese: habitational name with preposition de ‘from’ for someone from any of numerous places in Portugal named Sousa (see Sousa). This name was also taken to Goa and other Portuguese settlements in western India.

Compare De Souza and D'Souza. Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the name in 1 above at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism.

After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the surname their families used as Catholics.

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

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You can see how De Sousa families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Sousa family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most De Sousa families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 4 De Sousa families living in Alberta. This was 100% of all the recorded De Sousa's in Canada. Alberta had the highest population of De Sousa families in 1911.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name De Sousa. For the veterans among your De Sousa ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average De Sousa lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, De Sousa life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for De Sousa in 1957 was 37, and 70 in 2004.

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