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surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, originating from the Portuguese Sousa. The Sousa Family is of noble and

Visigoth The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is kn ...

origin. Portuguese people brought the Sousa surname to Galicia, and from there it spread in the former Spanish colonies. Sometimes, both variants are used to refer to the same person or family in old texts. Armas primitivas dos Sousas

Notable people with the surname include: * Antonieta Sosa (born 1940), Venezuelan-American performance artist * Arlenis Sosa (born 1989), Dominican model *

Arturo Sosa Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal (born 12 November 1948) is a Venezuelan Catholic priest who serves as the 31st and present superior general of the Society of Jesus. He was elected Superior General by the Society's 36th General Congregation on ...

(born 1948), Venezuelan Superior General of the Jesuit order *

Borna Sosa Borna Sosa (; born 21 January 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left-wing back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Croatia national team. Career Dinamo Zagreb Sosa was born in the Prečko neighbourh ...

(born 1998), Croatian footballer *

Clara Sosa María Clara Sosa Perdomo (born 25 September 1993) is a Paraguayan model, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 and was later crowned Miss Grand International 2018 in Yangon, Myanmar. She is the first Paraguayan woman ...

(born 1993), Paraguayan model, television personality and beauty queen * David Sosa, American philosopher * Édgar Sosa (basketball) (born 1988), Dominican-American basketball player * Édgar Sosa (boxer) (born 1979), Mexican boxer * Edmundo Sosa (born 1996), Panamanian baseball player *

Elías Sosa Elías Sosa Martínez (born June 10, 1950) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) as an amateur free agent on March 4, 1968, and played for the Giants (1972–1 ...

(born 1950), Dominican baseball player *

Ernest Sosa Ernest Sosa (born June 17, 1940) is an American philosopher primarily interested in epistemology. Since 2007 he has been Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, but he spent most of his career at Brown University. Educa ...

(born 1940), Cuban-American philosopher * Francisco Sosa (20th century), Paraguayan footballer *

Gilberto Sosa Gilberto Sosa (born 23 September 1960 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former boxer who competed in the men's light flyweight division. He represented his native country at the 1979 Pan American Games, where he captured the bronze medal; at the 19 ...

(born 1960), Mexican boxer * Henry Sosa (born 1985), Dominican baseball player * Iván Sosa (born 1997), Colombian cyclist *

Jason Sosa Jason Sosa (born March 10, 1988) is an American former professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent, who held the WBA (Regular) super featherweight title from 2016 to 2017. Professional boxing career Sosa made his professional debut in Novembe ...

(born 1988), Puerto Rican-American boxer * Jerónimo de Sosa (17th century), Spanish friar and genealogist * Jorge Sosa (born 1977), Dominican baseball player *

José Ernesto Sosa José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(born 1985), Argentine footballer * José Romulo Sosa Ortiz (born 1948), Mexican singer known as José José * Julio Sosa (guitarist), Argentine guitarist *

Julio Sosa Julio María Sosa Venturini (February 2, 1926 – November 26, 1964), usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was a Argentines, Uruguayan/Argentinian tango (music), tango singer. Biography Sosa was born in Las Piedras, ...

(1926–1964), Uruguayan tango singer * Lucía Sosa (athlete) (born 1978), Mexican paralympic athlete *

Lucía Sosa (politician) Lucía de Lourdes Sosa Robinzon (born February 6, 1957) is an Ecuadorian teacher, engineer, and politician, who was prefect of Esmeraldas Province from 2005 to 2013 and 2014 to 2018, and is currently mayor of the city of the same name. Biography ...

(born 1957), Ecuadorian teacher and politician * Mercedes Sosa (1935–2009), Argentine singer * Omar Sosa (born 1965), Cuban jazz pianist *

Osvaldo Sosa Osvaldo Sosa (26 January 1945 – 6 July 2020) was an Argentine football manager and player who worked as the manager of Atlético Tucumán in the Primera División Argentina. Playing career Sosa began his playing career in 1964 with Almagro. ...

(1945–2020), Argentine footballer and manager *

Patricia Sosa Patricia Sosa (born January 23, 1956) is an Argentine singer and actress. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Patricia Sosa began her career in 1975, with the cover band Nomady Soul. She created the rock band La Torre with her husband Oscar Mediavi ...

(born 1956), Argentine singer *

Porfirio Lobo Sosa Porfirio Lobo Sosa (born 22 December 1947), known as Pepe Lobo, is a Honduran politician and agricultural landowner who served as President of Honduras from 2010 to 2014. A member of the conservative National Party and a former deputy in the ...

(born 1947), Honduran politician * Roberto Sosa (Argentine footballer) (born 1975), Argentine footballer *

Roberto Sosa (poet) Roberto Sosa (18 April 1930 – 23 May 2011) was an author and poet born in Yoro, Honduras. He spent his early life working hard to help provide for his poor family. When he was almost thirty years old, he published his first book. Sosa published ...

(1930–2011), Honduran poet *

Roberto Sosa (Uruguayan footballer) Roberto Eliseo Sosa Echartea (born 14 June 1935, died 27 Jun 2008) is a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who played for Uruguay in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He also played for Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''Nat ...

(1935–2008), Uruguayan goalkeeper *

Rubén Sosa Ruben Sosa Ardaiz (born 25 April 1966) is a Uruguayan former professional football forward. He was a member of the Uruguay national team and a plethora of clubs around the world. Club career Born in Montevideo, Sosa started his career in Dan ...

(born 1966), Uruguayan footballer * Sammy Sosa (born 1968), Dominican baseball player * Santiago Sosa (born 1999), Argentine footballer * Sebastián Sosa (born 1986), Uruguayan footballer * Tomás Méndez Sosa (1927–1995), Mexican singer and composer *

Victoriano Sosa Victoriano Damián Sosa (born April 17, 1974 in La Vega, Dominican Republic) is a boxer. Personal Sosa is second cousin of Major League Baseball player Sammy Sosa. Amateur career Member of the 1992 Dominican Olympic Team as a Featherweight. ...

(born 1974), Dominican boxer

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Surnames of Uruguayan origin Spanish-language surnames {{surname

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