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Macias is a very common last name or " surname" in many parts of Mexico. Macias typically has only one orgin which is of only Spanish ancestry. Many other studies consist it may come from Portuguese but that has been proven false by data base. It's ancestry is mainly of just Spanish. Many think it came from the surname " matthew" that is of Irish, Scottish, Jewish, and other ancestry but that has also been proven false by DNA testing. Macias stands by itslef of the first generation of it's self. It's is not related by any means to Matthew or any other last names and is just Spanish and has no other ancestry but Spanish and has no ancestry of Irish, Scottish, Jewish, or any other ethnic groups bud Spanish. This last name is most popular in Mexico, and very common. |
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'''Macias''' or more commonly '''Macías''', is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[surname]] found to varying degrees in [[Europe]] and [[Latin America]]. Within Spain, it can be found in the northwestern regions of Spain, specifically [[Galicia, Spain|Galicia]] and [[León (province)|Leon]]. |
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There is no singular theory as to the origin of Macías. A long-standing argument over its origin revolves around whether or not it is of a [[Sephardi]] origin. Some argue that Macías originates from the Spanish version of the [[Hebraic]] term for the [[Messiah]], while others hold that Macías (pronounced ''Ma-thi-as'' within Spain) actually is the Spanish version of the [[Biblical]] name, [[Matias]] or [[Matthew (name)|Matthew]]. Given that the [[Sephardim]] used surnames that were in many cases identical to those of their [[Gentile]] neighbors, it can be reasoned that certain Macías members were [[Sephardi]] without the surname Macias being exclusively [[Sephardi]]. |
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According to Woodward (with reference to the Heraldic coat of arms) <ref> [http://www.tradebit.com/usr/heraldics/pub/9001/macias-coat-of-arms.jpg ''Macias Coat of Arms''] </ref>: "Dice, Cards, and other Instruments of Amusement.--''Gules, three dice in perspective argent, marked '' (for six in front, three on the sinister side, two on the top) ''sable'', is the coat of Mathias in England; of a family of the same name in France, and of Quintana in Spain. For the former families the allusion is clear to the 'lot' cast by which St. Matthias <ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/acts/passage.aspx?q=Acts+1:18-26] ''Acts 1: 18-26''</ref> was chosen to the office of the Apostolate. Macías, in Spain, similarly bears: ''Gules, six dice (two, two, and two) all marked for sixes sabel'' (Piferrer, ''Nobiliario de España'', vol. ii., No. 1113)."<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=QwMNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA403&lpg=RA1-PA403&dq=+%22dice+cards,+and+other+instruments+of+amusement+%22&source=web&ots=G2tX9wP-Vv&sig=hJG46Fi52P0DL82xSJrhuPOBxvA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result Woodward, John. ''A Treatise in Heraldry: British and Foreign, with English and French Glossaries.'' London: W. & A. K. Johnston, 1896. p. 403.]</ref> |
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Some variations of Macias include '''Masias, Masías, Matias, Matías, Mathias, Matthias, Mathías, Massias, Massías, Mesias, Mesías'''. |
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== References == |
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== People with surname == |
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* [[Juan Macias|Saint Juan Macias]], 17th century Spanish Dominican, died in Peru |
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* [[Manuel Macías y Casado]], Spanish general, governor of Puerto Rico |
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* [[Macías|Macías O Namorado]] (Macías the Enamoured), a 14th Century Galician troubadour |
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* [[Francisco Macías Nguema]] |
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* [[Ricardo Macías Picavea]], Spanish writer, journalist, and philosopher |
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* [[Carlos Fuentes Macías]], Mexican writer |
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Revision as of 03:35, 31 July 2010
Macias or more commonly Macías, is a Spanish surname found to varying degrees in Europe and Latin America. Within Spain, it can be found in the northwestern regions of Spain, specifically Galicia and Leon.
There is no singular theory as to the origin of Macías. A long-standing argument over its origin revolves around whether or not it is of a Sephardi origin. Some argue that Macías originates from the Spanish version of the Hebraic term for the Messiah, while others hold that Macías (pronounced Ma-thi-as within Spain) actually is the Spanish version of the Biblical name, Matias or Matthew. Given that the Sephardim used surnames that were in many cases identical to those of their Gentile neighbors, it can be reasoned that certain Macías members were Sephardi without the surname Macias being exclusively Sephardi.
According to Woodward (with reference to the Heraldic coat of arms) [1]: "Dice, Cards, and other Instruments of Amusement.--Gules, three dice in perspective argent, marked (for six in front, three on the sinister side, two on the top) sable, is the coat of Mathias in England; of a family of the same name in France, and of Quintana in Spain. For the former families the allusion is clear to the 'lot' cast by which St. Matthias [2] was chosen to the office of the Apostolate. Macías, in Spain, similarly bears: Gules, six dice (two, two, and two) all marked for sixes sabel (Piferrer, Nobiliario de España, vol. ii., No. 1113)."[3]
Some variations of Macias include Masias, Masías, Matias, Matías, Mathias, Matthias, Mathías, Massias, Massías, Mesias, Mesías.
References
People with surname
- Saint Juan Macias, 17th century Spanish Dominican, died in Peru
- Manuel Macías y Casado, Spanish general, governor of Puerto Rico
- Macías O Namorado (Macías the Enamoured), a 14th Century Galician troubadour
- Francisco Macías Nguema
- Ricardo Macías Picavea, Spanish writer, journalist, and philosopher
- Carlos Fuentes Macías, Mexican writer