Welcome to the Mendoza family Yahoo Group. This is a place for members and descendents of the Sephardi Jewish Mendoza family to share information on their history and genealogy.

The family originated in Spain and Portugal. Surnames used during the family history include: Mendoza (Spanish), Mendonca (Portuguese), Mendoca, Mendosse (French), Mendozo, Mendosa, Medonza, Mendo, Meadows, Mintouzo (Arabic) and Mendelevitch (Russian). The American branch of the Mendelevitch family have Anglicised (or Americanized..) the name to Mendelson. An 18th Century member of the Portuguese Mendonca family in London changed his surname to Anthony. A number of other names are associated with the family in the 17th Century, including Castro, Torres, Rodriguez, Arias, Diaz, Pina and the Portuguese equivalents of these Spanish names.

If applying to join the group please CLEARLY state your connection to the family and your area of research interest.