Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DERRICO GEORGIA S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc [SONA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2954 BURRLAND LANE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2019
(Street)

THE PLAINS, VA 20198		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/29/2019   P   3,000 A $ 14.806 482,224 (1) (2) D  
Common Stock 01/30/2019   P   1,862 A $ 15 484,086 (1) (2) D  
Common Stock               750 (3) D  
Common Stock               105,375 (4) I By IRA
Common Stock               45,235 (5) I By IRA
Common Stock               15,137 (6) I By 401k Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.04             07/27/2011 07/27/2020 Common Stock 10,000 (7)   10,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.2             03/21/2012 03/21/2021 Common Stock 40,000 (8)   50,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.92             12/05/2013 12/05/2022 Common Stock 40,000 (9)   90,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.14             06/21/2014 06/21/2023 Common Stock 40,000 (10)   130,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.47             07/22/2015(11) 07/22/2024 Common Stock 48,000 (12)   178,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right ti Buy) $ 11.43             06/19/2016(13) 06/19/2025 Common Stock 48,000 (14)   226,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 11.99             06/16/2017(15) 06/16/2026 Common Stock 48,000 (16)   274,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DERRICO GEORGIA S
2954 BURRLAND LANE
THE PLAINS, VA 20198		       Executive Chairman  
PORTER R RODERICK
2954 BURRLAND LANE
THE PLAINS, VA 20198		       Vice Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Georgia S. Derrico   01/31/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ R. Roderick Porter   01/31/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes restricted stock which vests in 5 annual installments beginning January 24, 2020. Owned as follows: 10,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 10,000 by R. Roderick Porter
(2) These shares are owned jointly. Georgia S. Derrico and R. Roderick Porter are married.
(3) These shares are owned by Georgia S. Derrico
(4) These shares are held in an IRA owned by Georgia S. Derrico
(5) These shares are held in an IRA owned by R. Roderick Porter
(6) These shares are held in a 401k plan as follows: 7,542 by Georgia S. Derrico and 7,595 by R. Roderick Porter
(7) These options are owned as follows: 5,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 5,000 by R. Roderick Porter
(8) These options are owned as follows: 20,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 20,000 by R. Roderick Porter
(9) These options are owned as follows: 20,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 20,000 by R. Roderick Porter
(10) These options are owned as follows: 20,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 20,000 by R. Roderick Porter
(11) These options are exercisable as follows: 9600 on 7/22/15, 9600 on 7/22/16, 9600 on 7/22/17, 9600 on 7/22/18, 9600 on 7/22/19
(12) These options are owned as follows: 24,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 24,000 by R. Roderick Porter
(13) These options are exercisable as follows: 9600 on 6/19/16, 9600 on 6/19/17, 9600 on 6/19/18, 9600 on 6/19/19, 9600 on 6/19/20
(14) These options are owned as follows: 24,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 24,000 by R. Roderick Porter
(15) These options are exercisable as follows: 9600 on 6/16/17, 9600 on 6/16/18, 9600 on 6/16/19, 9600 on 6/16/20, 9600 on 6/16/21
(16) These options are owned as follows: 24,000 by Georgia S. Derrico and 24,00 by R Roderick Porter

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