[celina1960]

I was born into a strange last name of Guedelha. Neither of my parents had bothers or sisters. I have always wondered if there is anyone else out there with the same name, and if so can they be of any relation to me. My father is originally from Portugal, so I assume it's a portuguese name.

[Travelingal2]

Only found a few in CT.

Francisco, Isabel, Norman, Jose, Dorinda and Celina. :-)

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Thats amazing, I did a search on Intellius and that is the ONLY place you find that name, in Connecticut.

Translation Portuguese-Dutch: guedelha

GUEDELHA Average Life Expectancy - Ancestry.com

RootsWeb: PORTUGAL-L Re: [PORTUGAL-L] Guedelha, Negro (jews in Portugal)

Jewish Portugal

This is fascinating information, it looks like this name is indeed from Portugal and of Jewish descent. This link above offers a free copy of a booklet about the subject.

The Sephardic Jews in Portugal

The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Portugal

There is a fascinating history associated with your name. I hope you read this and come back and tell us what you think.
Check this out.

[Susan13202]

There was one who has passed who had a Social Security Card issued in Penn.

[celina1960]

Norma is my sister in law, Jose is my brother, Dorinda is mother, i'm Celina. I don't know the other 2

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Originally Posted by celina1960

Norma is my sister in law, Jose is my brother, Dorinda is mother, i'm Celina. I don't know the other 2

From what I saw your family name has a very rich history AND is traceable a long way back.