Duenas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The distinguished Spanish surname Duenas appears to be of local origin, being derived from the name of a place where a man once lived or where he once owned land. This place name is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "duenas" (from the Latin Dominus, lord), which is the feminine form of "duenos," and means "proprietresses or heiresses," and may have been originally used to describe an area owned by an heiress, or where a few heiresses lived.

Early Origins of the Duenas family

The surname Duenas was first found in the province of Palencia, in the region of Leon. Some say that the lands of Duenas were owned by Isabel, daughter of Isabel and Ferdinand, the Catholic monarchs of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Early History of the Duenas family

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Duenas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Duenos, Dueñas, Dueña, Duena and others.

Early Notables of the Duenas family

Prominent among bearers of the Duenas family name at this time was

Don Jose de Duenas y Estrasa, born in Medina del Campo, who was made a member of the prestigious Military Order of Alcantara in 1642

Duenas Ranking

In the United States, the name Duenas is the 5,548^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Duenas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duenas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Benito De Duenas, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Alonso De Duenas, who arrived in America in 1813 2
A Duenas, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 2
Geronimo De Duenas, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
Jose Duenas, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1857 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Duenas (post 1700) +

Moisés Dueñas Nevado (b. 1981), Spanish road racing cyclist
Lola Dueñas (b. 1971), Spanish actress
Roberto Dueñas Hernandez (b. 1975), retired Spanish basketball player
Yobal Dueñas Martínez (b. 1972), Cuban three-time gold and three-time silver medalist baseball player
Francisco Dueñas (1810-1884), President of El Salvador (1851 to 1854), (1856 to 1871)
Christopher Duenas, Guam swimmer at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo (b. 1989), Mexican football midfielder
Crispin Duenas (b. 1986), Canadian two-time silver medalist recurve archer
Édgar Esteban Dueñas Peñaflor (b. 1983), Mexican footballer
Guadalupe Dueñas (b. 1920), Mexican writer

Citations +

"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)