Erraez and Herraez are variations of the same Sephardi surname. (Judaeo-Spanish: Sefardies) This pedigree belong to a sub-group known as Spanish and Portuguese Jews, whose families remained in Spain and Portugal as ostensible Christians (after the Alhambra decree of 1492) and later reverted to Judaism in France and Italy, some of whom emigrated to the New World in the 18th century as conversos, particularly to Mexico, the Caribbean and South America.
Some people with these names include:
Juan Garrido Herráez (born 1951), Spanish politician Miguel Herráez (born 1957), Spanish writer
Other Sephardic families:
Abravanel Abulafia Alazrague Barzel Casal Cohen Cardozo Carneiro Donatez Damuz De Castro Eleazar Espina Ezra Falcon Fierres Fonseca Gamarra Gazy Gershom Harari Huete Ibrahim Izradiel Jalaf Jerez Joel Kohen Lanery Levi Manrique Marsel Montiel Mose Nucaty Nunez Obadias Ormaza Palat Rangel Saavedra Seixas Talavera Tesat Torrijos Uziel Valenty Xaquez Yzcadarani Zacarias
See also
History of the Jews in Latin America History of the Jews in Spain Crypto-Jews Jewish name Jewish ethnic divisions
External links Sephardic Genealogy in South America Sephardic Genealogy 2006 Jewish statistics around the World