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Where did the Spanish Cambra family come from? What is the Spanish Cambra family crest and coat of arms? When did the Cambra family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Cambra family history?

The distinguished Spanish surname Cambra is of locative origin, being based on a physical or geographic feature found in the vicinity of the eponymous bearer's place of abode. In this case, the Spanish word "camara" means "granary or barn," and the surname would indicate that the original bearer lived beside a granary. In the feudal manors and estates of the Middle Ages, the granary would have been used by the lord's extensive household, and would have been a local landmark.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Camára, Camarillo, Camarino, Camarero, Cambra, Lacambra, Cammarata, Camarena and many more.

First found in the province of Galicia in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula. However, like many locative surnames, Cambra arose independently in various parts of Spain. Records show that a branch of the family had its ancestral home in the Valley of Ayala, in Amurrio (Alava).


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cambra research. Another 418 words(30 lines of text) covering the year 1576 is included under the topic Early Cambra History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 68 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cambra Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Baltasar De La Camara who arrived in Mexico in 1565; Juana de la Camara who settled in New Spain with three sisters, Diego de Camara who settled in Ecuador in 1584.

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  5. Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
  6. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
  8. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
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The Cambra Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cambra Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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