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Candelaria

in New Mexico

There are 986 people with the last name "Candelaria" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Candelaria 138
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  1. is 134th most common Cook
  2. is 135th most common Gray
  3. is 136th most common Otero
  4. is 137th most common Murphy
  5. is 138th most common Candelaria
  6. is 139th most common James
  7. is 140th most common Abeyta
  8. is 141st most common Tapia
  9. is 142nd most common Luna

Similar Names and Nicknames

Candelario, Candler, Candela, Candido, Candia, Candy, Candee, Candella, Candelas, Canda

Most Common First Names for Candelaria

John, Carlos, David, Joe, Mary, Gilbert, Michael, Alex, Frank, James

Meaning & History

Spanish and Portuguese:

  • 1. from the Marian epithet (Maria de la) Candelaria, referring to the Catholic feast of the Purification of the Virgin. The name derives from Latin candela ‘candle’, since on this day candles were blessed by a priest and then lit to invoke the protection of the Virgin Mary.
  • 2. habitational name from a place in Tenerife called Canelaria.

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