Spanish: habitational name from any of the places named Partida, from partida ‘departure’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 55%. Jose (19), Juan (13), Francisco (11), Carlos (8), Manuel (8), Luis (7), Jose Luis (6), Ramon (6), Ricardo (6), Jorge (5), Leticia (5), Pedro (5).
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