Show ContentsCasares History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The distinguished Spanish surname Casares is of toponymic and locative origin. It is of toponymic origin when it is derived from the name of the place of residence of the original bearer; it is of locative origin when it is derived from a natural or man-made feature of the dwelling place of the initial bearer.

Early Origins of the Casares family

The surname Casares was first found in Castile, in north central Spain, although the name may have originated from various other places in the regions of Galicia, the Basque country or Andalucia.

Early History of the Casares family

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Casares Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Casares, Casarez, Casare, Cazares and others.

Early Notables of the Casares family

Prominent among members of the family

  • was Pedro Casares, who served King Alfonso VII at the Battle of "las Navas de Tolosa...

Casares Ranking

In the United States, the name Casares is the 6,328th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Casares migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Casares Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Antonio De Casares and his wife Isabel de Ojeda de Casares who settled in New Spain in 1599
Casares Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Felix Casares, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1836 2
  • M A Casares, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Casares (post 1700) +

  • Richard Jose "Rick" Casares (1931-2013), American college and NFL professional football fullback who played from 1955 through 1966
  • Santiago Casares y Quiroga (1884-1950), Spanish politician, Minister and Chief of Government in 1936
  • Julio Casares (1877-1964), Spanish lexicographer and author of the "Diccionario ideológico de la lengua española"
  • María Casares (1922-1996), French stage actress
  • Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999), Argentine fiction writer, journalist, and translator


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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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