Figaro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The Galician/Portuguese name Figaro is equivalent in Spanish to "fig tree" and is derived from the Latin word "ficus" which denotes "fig" or "fig tree." By extension, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of figs.

However, some noted authors believe that Figaro is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Figaro comes from Portugal. In both places, the name is very old and their noble families used the same coat of arms.

Early Origins of the Figaro family

The surname Figaro was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. From Galicia some of the family went to León and Asturias.

Early History of the Figaro family

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Figaro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more.

Early Notables of the Figaro family

Notable bearers of the family name Figaro were sixteenth century Spanish general Lope de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poet Francisco de Figueroa; seventeenth century Jesuit missionary and linguist Jerónimo Figueroa, who worked all his life among the indigenous peoples of Mexico; seventeenth century Spanish actor Roque de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poets, brothers Diego...
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Figaro Ranking

In the United States, the name Figaro is the 14,635^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Figaro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Figaro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Figaro, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1856 2

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)