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Early Origins of the Beltran family

The surname Beltran was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Beltran family

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Beltran Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beltrami, Beltrame, Beltrano, Beltran, Beltrandi, Beltrando, Beltrand, Bertrami, Bertram, Bertrandi, Bertrando, Beltramelli, Bertrandi, Beltramini, Bertramelli, Bertamin, Tramell and many more.

Early Notables of the Beltran family

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Beltran Ranking

In the United States, the name Beltran is the 1,232nd most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Beltran is ranked the 2,188th most popular surname with an estimated 2,910 people with that name. 2


United States Beltran migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Beltran Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anselmo Beltran, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
  • Antonio Beltran, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
  • Alone Beltran, who landed in America in 1813 3
  • G Beltran, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans La in 1829 3
  • Jose Beltran, aged 54, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Beltran (post 1700) +

  • Robert Adame Beltran (b. 1953), American actor, best known for his role as Raoul Mendoza in the 1982 Paul Bartel's black comedy film Eating Raoul and as Commander Chakotay on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
  • Eusebius Joseph Beltran (b. 1934), American prelate, Archbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City
  • Jose Felipe Beltran (b. 1981), Mexican-American mixed martial artist
  • Tony Beltran (b. 1987), American soccer player
  • Christina Beltran, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988
  • August G. Beltran, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 23rd District, 2006
  • Carlos Iván Beltrán (b. 1977), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros
  • Álvaro Beltrán (b. 1978), Mexican eleven-time gold medalist racquetball player
  • Alma Beltran (1919-2007), Mexican film actress
  • Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (1908-1996), Mexican anthropologist
  • ... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)


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