The proud and noble English surname of Choate is found in the ancient records of Wiltshire, where they had held a family seat.
Family motto: "The fortune of war!"
Ethnicity of surname amyx
The origin of this surname appears to be English or Welsh (not "Jewish" as previously stated on this page).
It could be any ethnicity, actually.
Arpaio can be a Gentile or Jewish surname
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