Raposa Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Behind the Raposa surname stands Raposo, a Portuguese name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

Raposa is listed among the recognised spellings of Raposo. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

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