When Juanita de Alcala Perez was born on 16 June 1891, in San Patricio, Texas, United States, her father, Guadalupe Perez, was 38 and her mother, Juliana Alcalan, was 31. She had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Refugio De Alejandro. She lived in DeWitt, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 15 March 1959, in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas, United States, at the age of 67.
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Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Jorge, Ramon, Rafael, Mario.
Spanish (Pérez): patronymic from the personal name Pedro, an equivalent of Peter . This surname is also found in France. Compare De Perez .
Breton (Pérez): variant of Pérès (see Peres ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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