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De%20sa Name Meaning

Portuguese (also De Sá) and Galician: habitational name for someone from any of numerous places in Portugal and Galicia (Spain) called Sá or Sa. This surname is also found in western India where it was taken by Portuguese colonists.

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


Similar surnames: De Hay, De Paz, De Sena, Lessa, Derda, De Noia, Cesa, Deus, Mesa

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You can see how De%20sa families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De%20sa family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 De%20sa family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded De%20sa's in USA. New York had the highest population of De%20sa families in 1920.
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Between 1978 and 2004, in the United States, De%20sa life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for De%20sa in 1978 was 70, and 81 in 2004.

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