Origins?
My wife's surname has occurred in south central Texas for three generations, but where did it come from? We don't think it is only hispanic, possibly Portuguese?
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i am very interested in knowing where it is from..
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Is Masiel the name?
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Could it be a variant of Maciel? http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?sourcecode=13304&html=b&fn=&ln=maciel~ Ivayla,
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This message was edited 8/3/2006, 10:16 PM

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