Figuero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Portugal
Spain

The Galician/Portuguese name Figuero 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 Figuero is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Figuero 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 Figuero family

The surname Figuero 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 Figuero family

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Figuero 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 Figuero family

Notable bearers of the family name Figuero

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 and José Figueroa y Córdoba

Figuero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Figuero Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan de Figuero, who settled in America in 1527

Figuero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Figuero, aged 18, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1838 1

Citations +

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)