How do i find out about my last name?

Question

my last name is verdeja and nothing comes up for it.......

Answer 1

This is a question and answer board, not chat. If you don't get an answer in an hour or two, wait. The questions stay up for four days. You needn't clutter the board up with the same question. You'll confuse us geezers, who can help you. We are knowledgable but slow.

I got 86 hits for it on

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/f...

but they have 15 - 20 major data bases, and they only show the first 25 hits from each data base, so there are more. Here are some on the Mexican Vital Records Index

82. Jose VERDEJA - Vital Records Index / ME

Gender: M Marriage: 19 Jun 1800 Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico

83. Joseph Patricio VERDEJA - Vital Records Index / ME

Gender: M Marriage: 17 Nov 1750 Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico

84. Maria Gertrudis VERDEJA - Vital Records Index / ME

Gender: F Marriage: 25 Mar 1743 Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico

85. Maria Josefa VERDEJA - Vital Records Index / ME

Gender: F Marriage: 18 Apr 1781 Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico

86. Maria Leandra VERDEJA - Vital Records Index / ME

Gender: F Birth/Christening: 15 Mar 1843 Ojuelos, Jalisco, Mexico

All of the hits I got were from Spain, Mexico, USA, Central America and South America. I could not find what it means.

Answer 2

As some of your older family members, they might know. It sounds a little Italian!