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No wonder
My Jewish descent comes from Portugal, to Spain and then to the Americas. My Jewish ancestors last names are Aparicio, Alejo, Pacheco on my father's and grandmother side, on my side we are Pacheco-Pachecker, derivated from Pacieco year 1490.
Jewish Surnames In The Galut Or The Gola (Exile), In The Tefutsot Or The Tefotsot|Hatfutsot, Hatefutsot, Hatefutsoth| (Diasporas, Diaspora [Dispersion]).
APARICIO- ALEJO-PACHECO old surnames originating from Portugal and Spain- Vizcaya that passed to Asturias and later to Castilla.
Aparicio appears as the surname of the Jews expelled in 1492 and deported by France during World War II. Geographic space: Spain, Argentina, USA and Western Europe.
The list of the most common Jewish surnames in Spain and Portugal total exceeds thousands but here I show you the most common: A: Abraham, Acevedo, Acosta, Aguado, Aguiar, Aguilar, Alarcón, Alba, Aldana, Alcalá, Alegre, Alfonso, Alfaro , Almeida, Alonso, Álvarez, Amigo, Amado, Amaya, Aranda, Aparicio and Alejo, followed by Pacheco from Portugal then goes to Spain.