I have all these surnames in the late 1600's to early 1700's in Michoacán and all claim to be Espanol.
Linda in Boulder City, Nv

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From: Acesan78
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Hi Fellow Nuestro Ranchos Familia, Since we are on the Surname Origin where does the Acevedo, Valdovinos, Guerrero, Barragan, Espinoza, Maciel/Masiel  come from.  Any good sights that are true?

With Regards, 
Elizabeth 

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Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:47:44 -0500
From: M Vallazza
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Well, the name originally is Arabic.  I found one of many references but
chose this one to peruse--just a start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina

Sincerely, Marge Vallazza

On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:33 PM, wrote:

> Hello Nuestros Ranchos members, I have a general question.  I want to know
> where the Medina family comes from.  I have noticed, after researching my
> Medina family, that in Zacatecas there is a very high population of people
> with that last name.  I have gone through several records for Rio Grande
> Zacatecas where my family is from and other locations and after spending a
> small amount of time flipping through the records I found a high volume of
> people with that last name.