Common First Names

This page lists recurring first names observed across Sephardic and crypto-Sephardic family networks tied to the Zacatecas mining corridor, as well as names found in Mexican inquisition records.

• These names are not exclusively Sephardic.
• They are included due to frequency, repetition, and clustering within an endogamous network.
• Individual names are not proof of identity on their own.
• This page is shared to help others identify similar Sephardic naming patterns in their own family trees, particularly in this region.

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A

• Agustin
• Alonso
• Alvaro
• Ana
• Andres
• Antonio

B

• Balthazar
• Bartolome
• Blanca
• Blas

C

• Catalina
• Clara

D

• De la Luz
• Diego
• Domingo
• Duarte

E

• Elena
• Enrique
• Esther

F

• Felipa
• Fernando
• Francisco
• Francisca

G

• Gabriel
• Garci
• Gaspar
• Gonzalo
• Guiomar

H

• Hector
• Hernando

I

• Isabel

J

• Jeronimo
• Jorge
• Joseph
• Josefa
• José - When I hit a dead end in the early 1800s on endogamous Sephardic lines, substituting José with Joseph consistently pulls up records that were otherwise hidden. This points to a deliberate Catholicization of the name in this region, rather than a break in the lineage itself.
• Juan - when it accompanies another Sephardic name on the list, such as Juan Mathias, Juan Joseph, etc.
• Juana
• Juliana
• Justa

L

• Laureana
• Leonor
• Lorenzo
• Luis
• Luisa

M

• Manuel
• Marcos
• Margarita
• Maria
• Mariana
• Marina
• Martin
• Mateo
• Mattias
• Melchor
• Micaela
• Miguel

N

• Nicolas
• Nicolasa
• Nuño

P

• Pedro
• Petra
• Petronilla

R

• Rafael
• Rafaela
• Rodrigo
• Rufina
• Ruy

S

• Salomé
• Sara
• Sancho
• Sebastian
• Simón

T

• Tomas

V

• Violante

Y

• Ynes
• Ysabel