| ![Show Contents]() Fajardo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The distinguished surname Fajardo has its origins in the north of Spain. It is derived from a Spanish place name near Lugo which is located in the province of Galicia. Thus, the surname Fajardo may simply signify a person who dwelled in or near that community. Early Origins of the Fajardo familyThe surname Fajardo was first found in the province of Galicia in the northwestern tip of the Iberian peninsula. It is believed that the progenitor of the Fajardo family was a Galician named Pedro Anes Galego who was Lord of Santa Marta de Ortigueira and who was the first to bear the surname Fajardo. He lived in the thirteenth century. There is also mention of the name Fajardo being used in connection with Don Fruela I, the King of Leon, as early as 768. Early History of the Fajardo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fajardo research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1507, 1626 and 1649 are included under the topic Early Fajardo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fajardo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fajando, Fajarda, Fajarde and others. Early Notables of the Fajardo familyProminent among members of the family - were Don Pedro Fajardo, who was made Marquis de los Vélez in 1507, Don Juan Fajardo Guevara, who was made Viscount of Monteagudo in 1626, and Don Gonzalez de Fajardo, Count of Castrogeriz, was made Ma...
Fajardo RankingIn the United States, the name Fajardo is the 3,667th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
 Fajardo migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Fajardo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Lgio Fajardo, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
- Antonio Fajardo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1841 2
- Pedro Jose Fajardo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1858 2
- Jose Fajardo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1858 2
- Yanez Francisco Fajardo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Fajardo (post 1700) | + |
- Sharif Karim Fajardo Blanding (b. 1976), American-born, Puerto Rican professional basketball player
- Jaime Yusept Espinal Fajardo (b. 1984), Dominican-born Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler; in 2012 he became the first Olympic medalist in wrestling for Puerto Rico by winning a silver medal in the 84 KG division
- Denisse Fajardo García (b. 1964), former Peruvian three-time Olympic volleyball player
- Héctor Fajardo Nabaratte (b. 1970), former Mexican Major League Baseball player
- William Fajardo (b. 1930), Mexican Olympic fencer who competed at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics
- João Paulo Silva Freitas Fajardo (b. 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Praxedes Fajardo y Puno (1874-1928), former Red Cross president in the Philippines
- Carlos Fajardo Fajardo (b. 1957), Colombian poet
- Denisse Fajardo García (b. 1964), former Peruvian three-time Olympic volleyball player
- Héctor Fajardo Nabaratte (b. 1970), former Mexican Major League Baseball player
- "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)
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Fajardo migration to the United States 
