Frequency: (781)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish: habitational name for someone from any of several place called Altamira, for example the one in the province of Ávila which is famous for its spectacular cave paintings.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 48%. Jose (22), Juan (11), Luis (9), Miguel (9), Francisco (8), Jorge (8), Manuel (7), Armando (6), Arturo (6), Roberto (6), Ruben (6), Angel (5); Antonio (4), Aldo (2), Bartolo, Cecilio, Delio, Fausto, Filiberto, Gabriella, Italo, Leonardo, Marco, Marco Antonio.
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