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Where did the Spanish Alvarado family come from? What is the Spanish Alvarado family crest and coat of arms? When did the Alvarado family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Alvarado family history?
The distinguished surname Alvarado comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. Some names are derived from the saints of the Christian Church, but many Spanish surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin. The Visigoths, who ruled Spain between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries had a profound impact on the development of surnames. Checking further we found the name was derived from the baptismal name Alvaro and denoted someone who was faithful and honest.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Alvarado, de Alvarado, Albarado, de Albarado and others.First found in Asturias, along the northern coast of Spain.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Alvarado. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Alfonso de Alvarado, who accompanied Pizarro to Peru, later continued on to the Río de la Plata and was named Captain General of that region
- Pedro de Alvarado, who voyaged to Hispaniola and to Cuba in 1510. From Cuba he journeyed to Mexico, and explored the Caribbean coastline. The Alvarado River in Mexico is named for him and he became second-in-command to Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico. Next, he traveled to Guatemala, where he founded the city of Antigua in 1524 and left a collection of his writings describing these adventures, that survive to this day
- Juan de Alvarado, who sailed to America in 1511
- Jerónimo de Alvarado sailed to America in 1527
- Francisco Alvarado sailed to Peru in 1534
Alvarado Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Juan De Alvarado, who landed in America in 1811
- Pedro Alvarado, aged 25, landed in New Orleans, La in 1825
- Jeronimo De Alvarado, who arrived in America in 1827
- Francisco De Alvarado, who landed in Peru in 1834
- Mrs. Alvarado, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- Peter J. Alvarado Jr. (1920-2003), American animation and comic book artist
- Mike Alvarado (b. 1980), undefeated Mexican-American boxer
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- Cesar Alvarado, retired American soccer midfielder
- Sean Conrad Alvarado (b. 1987), American soccer player
- Francisco María Alvarado (b. 1793), early settler of San Diego, California
- William Ortiz Alvarado (b. 1947), American composer
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- Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
- Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
- Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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