FURTADO Origin of surname
FURTADO
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname.
Furtado/Fourtado/fortado means "the stolen one" in Spanish and Portuguese. As a name, it is popularly believed to refer to Jewish children who were stolen in order to be baptised. Fortado is recorded as a Jewish family name in 1630, Furtado in 1756, and Fourtado in 1823.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Furtado include the English-born French politician and Jewish community leader Abraham Furtado (1756-1817) who was the secretary of the Paris Sanhedrin (1807).
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname.
Furtado/Fourtado/fortado means "the stolen one" in Spanish and Portuguese. As a name, it is popularly believed to refer to Jewish children who were stolen in order to be baptised. Fortado is recorded as a Jewish family name in 1630, Furtado in 1756, and Fourtado in 1823.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Furtado include the English-born French politician and Jewish community leader Abraham Furtado (1756-1817) who was the secretary of the Paris Sanhedrin (1807).