| ![Show Contents]() Alamo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The Alamo family originally lived in the region of Alarcon in the provinces of Cuenca and Cordoba. Noble surnames, such as Alamo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Alamo, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflected Arabic words or place-names because the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries conquered Spain. The Alamo family derived its name from the place-name Alarcon. Early Origins of the Alamo familyThe surname Alamo was first found in Castile, in the north central region of Spain. Early History of the Alamo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alamo research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176 and 1492 are included under the topic Early Alamo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alamo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Alarcón, de Alarcón, Alarcon, de Alarcon and many more. Early Notables of the Alamo familyProminent among members of the family was Martín de Alarcón, steward to Ferdinand and Isabella, who was one of the emissaries the King and Queen sent to sign the treaty of surrender when Granada fell in 1492. Also of note was...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Alamo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alamo RankingIn the United States, the name Alamo is the 10,537th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Alamo migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Alamo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anton De Alamo, who arrived in America in 1814 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Alamo (post 1700) | + |
- Antonio Alamo Jr., (b. 1964), known as Tony Alamo, American physician and Nevada gaming official
- Tony Alamo (1934-2017), American founder of the Alamo Christian Foundation
- Agustin Alamo Estrada, American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 28th District, 2002, 2004 3
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Alamo migration to the United States 
