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I've been reading a lot about our last name and it appears that we originate from Croatia. The name appears written in different variations because of the many travels the mariners had through out the world. Thus, however they could pronounce it, they spelled it. Arague, Zaragosa, Argooz, etc. The voyages are linked back to the mid 1500's or so. If im in-accurate, please let me know, other wise our coat of arms hails from Croatia thus linking us there. My theory on how we landed in Spain is simple. The officers in charge of these mariners were Spaniards and the Ragozans, ( us ), followed and made our homes there. That's just a theory judging from what I read.

Steve Araguz
Richland, Washington.

• Subject: Araguza origin
  Posted by:Javier <pacheco@alumni.itc.nl> on Sun, 18 Jan 2009, in response to Araguz= Ragoza = Debrovinik, posted by Steve Araguz on Thu, 22 Nov 2007
  That is exactly what I thought when I saw your posting. One of my surnames in Raguz and its origin is very complicated to explain here. The fact is that the first one was named originaly Vecelicic and was taken from Croatia to Ragusa in Italy where he lost his original surname. When he returned to Croatia he was no longer Vecelicic but Aragusa that means "from Ragusa". Also what is now Croatia was some 500 years ago know as the Republic of Ragusa. From Aragusa comes my surname Raguz and I guess also Araguza, though I am not sure. It could also be originaly from Italy. All this information is written in a book of the Raguz family, written in Croatia. Hope I have shed some light in the origin of your surname. Keep posting about it!
  
• Subject: Surname Raguž
  Posted by:Slađana <clatkooo@gmail.com> on Fri, 20 Feb 2009, in response to Araguz= Ragoza = Debrovinik, posted by Steve Araguz on Thu, 22 Nov 2007
  Hi...

  I am from Dubrovnik, Croatia... My mother is Raguž and she is from Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where your grand grand grandparents lived too. So you are from there!!!!!

  If you have any questions you can contact me. And I will help if I can.
  
  

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