DeJesus surname meaning

DeJesus, also written De Jesús or de Jesus, is a Spanish and Portuguese devotional surname meaning “of Jesus.” The preposition de means “of” or “from,” but the name is not a claim that a family literally came from Jesus; it is a religious designation formed around the Christian personal name. The surname became especially visible in Hispanic, Lusophone, Philippine, and Caribbean records, where spelling and capitalization vary. Jesus and De Jesus can appear as separate-looking forms in historical documents, while a missing accent is routine in US records. The catalog uses nickname with high confidence because the surname is a direct devotional byname, even though unrelated families could acquire it independently.