Does anybody know the roots or origin of the last name Caustrita?

Question

Its not a hispanic even though my family and I are hispanic.any input would be greatly appricieated.

Answer 1

I responded to the same question the other day.. and offered you direct information concerning the name being found in Mexican records.

Most times, if not all.. you CAN document where a name is associated, by verification of your paternal lineage (since surnames come through the father/grandfather/etc).  Genealogy ALWAYS works with, and uses valid records. Surname etymology (origin of a name) is a different process, and is not always as scientific or provable. Etymology, by the very nature, requires finding records as well, that are linked to the name.. but the name CAN predate any records.

One thing you HAVE to be aware of.. is that many names become altered along the line.  An example is when a foreign person moves from place a to place b, with a certain name.  For one reason or another, the name becomes entered in the records by some variation (due to mispronounced, or other reasons).  As time passes.. the variation becomes the accepted version of the name.  The actual "origin' of the name as later known, is the point where the change happened.  Unless you have researched.. then you don't always see the alternation, thus you have no way to know the first version.  

I don't know if anyone has traced your actual family members back, but you already know you are Hispanic, and I found the name present in Mexico. When you see the "ita" ending, this is common to many Spanish origin names. Names coming from Spain are found all over the world, due to much Spanish exploration.

But you also would be aware that in Mexico, many persons of Spanish descent will have married with persons who are Native to Mexico. Just to explain..a man with a Spanish name can easily have married a woman with native Mexican (or anywhere)  ancestry. Family traditions of Native ancestry would be accurate.. but that is not going to be obvious, if using a surname as a guide. For this, you HAVE to work with either regular genealogy sources, or the other option would be dna testing.

The only way you will have any kind of RELIABLE answer is by finding where your paternal ancestry comes from.  

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