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The name comes from the Sousa River in northern Portugal. Sousa derives from Latin: saxa (stone, pebble), and the first man who used the surname was the noble of Visigoth origin Egas Gomes de Sousa. [citation needed] Sometimes the spelling is in the archaic form Souza or de Souza, which has occasionally been changed to Dsouza or D'Souza.
This surname is common in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Goa on the west coast of India, having been taken there by Portuguese colonists. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Sanjeev, Anil, Arvind, Asha, Naveen, Pradeep, Prafulla, Praveen, Rattan, Rohit, Sandeep, Shalini.
Last name: D'Souza. This interesting surname is of Portuguese origin, and is of locational derivation from any of the many minor places called Sousa or Souza in Portugal.
The surname D'souza was first found in northern Portugal, where many take their name from the Sousa River, a tributary of the Douro. Don Egal Gomes de Sousa (1035-?) was an 11th century Lord and the first known bearer of the name.
Dsouza Name Meaning. Portuguese: variant of De Souza (see Sousa ). This surname is common in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Goa on the west coast of India, having been taken there by Portuguese colonists.
The surname Dsouza was first found in northern Portugal, where many take their name from the Sousa River, a tributary of the Douro. Don Egal Gomes de Sousa (1035-?) was an 11th century Lord and the first known bearer of the name.
Its origin starts with the Goth Kings and the name was first used in the 11th century, by Lord Egas Gomes de Souza, heir to the house and to several royal lineages. There are three main lineages of this noble house, but we shall only focus on the one represented to left (Souza of Arronches).
