NUNEZ Origin of surname
NUNEZ, NUNES, NUNEZ-VAIS
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
The family name Nunez is based on the town of Nunez in Andalusia, Spain, and can also be related to Nunes, a quarter of Vinhais in Portugal.
Ibn Nunez is documented as a Jewish family name in 15th century Spain. Nunez is recorded in the 16th century in England and Mexico, and in Tunis in 1616. In the 17th century, Nunez is recorded as a Jewish name with Abraham Nunez, mentioned in documents of the French consulate in Tunis the name Nunes is recorded in the 18th century in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated May 25, 1797, of Metoura, daughter of Abraham Haim Nunes, and her husband Gabriel, son of Jacob Medina. In the 19th century, Nunes-Vais is recorded as a Jewish name in a list of Jewish families from Tuscany in Tunis dated 1848.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Nunez include the 16th century leader of the Crypto-Jewish community in England, Hector Nunez (1521-1591).
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
The family name Nunez is based on the town of Nunez in Andalusia, Spain, and can also be related to Nunes, a quarter of Vinhais in Portugal.
Ibn Nunez is documented as a Jewish family name in 15th century Spain. Nunez is recorded in the 16th century in England and Mexico, and in Tunis in 1616. In the 17th century, Nunez is recorded as a Jewish name with Abraham Nunez, mentioned in documents of the French consulate in Tunis the name Nunes is recorded in the 18th century in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated May 25, 1797, of Metoura, daughter of Abraham Haim Nunes, and her husband Gabriel, son of Jacob Medina. In the 19th century, Nunes-Vais is recorded as a Jewish name in a list of Jewish families from Tuscany in Tunis dated 1848.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Nunez include the 16th century leader of the Crypto-Jewish community in England, Hector Nunez (1521-1591).