Show ContentsElizalde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Elizalde. The Spanish surname Elizalde is derived from the place name where the initial bearer lived or held land. In this case, "eleiza" is the Basque term for "church," and the suffix "-ondo" means near or beside. Thus, the surname Elizalde was derived from ancient Basque as the term for someone living near a church.

Early Origins of the Elizalde family

The surname Elizalde was first found in the Navarre-Basque region, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain. Early records show a presence of the Elizalde family in Pamplona, Navarre.

Early History of the Elizalde family

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Elizalde Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Elizonda, Eleizondo, Elizalde, Eliza and others.

Early Notables of the Elizalde family

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Elizalde Ranking

In the United States, the name Elizalde is the 10,918th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Elizalde migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Elizalde Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Martin Elizalde, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1822 2
  • Domingo Elizalde, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1838 2
  • Jose Elizalde, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1881 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Elizalde (post 1700) +

  • Mike Elizalde (b. 1960), American Academy Award nominated special make-up effects artist, known for his work on Fantastic Four (2005), Men in Black (1997), Looper (2012) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Victor Elizalde, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 30th District, 2004 3
  • Arturo Elizalde Rouvier, Spanish founder of the Elizalde, a Spanish automobile manufacturer active from 1914 until 1928
  • Federico "Fred" Elizalde (1907-1979), Spanish Filipino classical and jazz pianist, composer and conductor
  • Emilio Elizalde (b. 1950), Spanish physicist, known for his work in the fields of gravitational physics and general relativity
  • Valentín Elizalde Valencia (1979-2006), Mexican banda music singer who was gunned down in an ambush


  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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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