Somoza

Etymology
From, of origin.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Somoza is the 21218th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1237 individuals. Somoza is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.15%) individuals.

Etymology
Attested as Submoncia in 569 and as Somoça in Medieval Galician; from and, an accusative plural (compare ) of a neuter form of , so meaning "beneath the mountains".