| ![Show Contents]() Amaya History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The surname Amaya comes from the place name Amaya, which is derived from the Basque word "amaia" meaning "elevated place" or "heights." Early Origins of the Amaya familyThe surname Amaya was first found in the Burgsos mountains of northern Castile. Early History of the Amaya familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amaya research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1454 and 1494 are included under the topic Early Amaya History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Amaya Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Amaya, Amaia and others. Early Notables of the Amaya familyProminent among bearers of the Amaya family name at this time was - Don Diego de Amaya, who was Major Commander of Alcantara in 1454, and another Don Diego de Amaya, who held the same position in 1494...
- Yet another Don Diego Amaya was Bishop of Cuenca and Archbishop of Seville...
Amaya RankingIn the United States, the name Amaya is the 2,383rd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1
 Amaya migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Amaya Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Cristobal de Amaya and Pedro de Amaya were among the early settlers of Spanish America, arriving in 1515 and 1517
- Gonzalo de Amaya immigrated to Peru in 1534
- Rodrigo de Amaya and his wife Magdalena settled in Honduras in 1565
- Beatriz de Amaya, who sailed to Guatamala in 1580 with five children
- Isabel de Amaya traveled to Costa Rica in 1594
Amaya Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Cristobal De Amaya, who landed in America in 1815 2
- Gonzalo De Amaya, who arrived in Peru in 1834 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Amaya (post 1700) | + |
- Victor Amaya (b. 1954), former American male professional tour tennis player
- Clemente Amaya, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 90th District, 1998 3
- Antonio Amaya Carazo (b. 1983), Spanish professional footballer
- Remedios Amaya (b. 1962), born María Dolores Amaya Vega, Spanish flamenco singer and former Eurovision Song Contest contestant
- Carmen Amaya (1913-1963), Spanish gypsy dancer who was awarded the Grand Cross of Isabella
- Jesús Armando Amaya Contreras (b. 1969), Colombian professional golfer
- José Antonio "Ringo" Amaya Pardo (b. 1980), Colombian footballer
- José Alexander Amaya del Cid (b. 1975), retired Salvadoran footballer
- Ramón Amaya Amador (1916-1966), Honduran author
- Gabino Amaya Guerrera, Spanish sculptor
- "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 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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