Gallegos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Gallegos, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Gallegos, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Gallegos is a habitation name, which is a type of local surname that is derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Gallegos family

The surname Gallegos was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Gallegos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gallegos research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1274, 1440, 1507, 1563, 1617, 1618 and 1619 are included under the topic Early Gallegos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gallegos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gallego, Gallegos and others.

Early Notables of the Gallegos family

Prominent among members of the family

Fernando Talaverano Gallegos, also known as Hernando Talaverano (1563-1619), Spanish lawyer and administrator, Royal Governor of Chile (1617-1618)

Gallegos Ranking

In the United States, the name Gallegos is the 629^th most popular surname with an estimated 47,253 people with that name. 1

Gallegos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gallegos Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan de Gallegos to America in 1528
Rodrigo de Gallegos to Florida in 1538
Pedro Gallegos, one of the conquistadors of New Granada. He founded the city of San Bonifacio de Ibagué in 1550

Gallegos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maria De Gallegos, who landed in America in 1813 2
Ana De Gallegos, who landed in America in 1817 2
Juan De Gallegos, who landed in America in 1828 2
Francisco Gallegos, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
Ana Gallegos, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 2
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Gallegos Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Elena Gallegos, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
Ricardo Gallegos, aged 20, who landed in America from Santander, Spain, in 1913
Carlota Gallegos, aged 6, who settled in America, in 1913
Jose Gallegos, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1919
Valentine Gallegos, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1919
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gallegos (post 1700) +

José Manuel Gallegos (1815-1875), New Mexican delegate to the US Congress from the Territory of New Mexico
José Guadalupe Gallegos (1828-1867), New Mexican military leader, county sheriff, rancher and politician
Gracie Gallegos, American politician, current Mayor of Pico Rivera, California (2009-)
Deborah Gallegos, American public official, Chief Investment Officer for the Comptroller of the City of New York in 2005
Chon Fernando Gallegos (b. 1939), former American football quarterback who played one season for the Oakland Raiders in 1962
Tony E Gallegos (b. 1924), American former government official and World War II veteran, Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Martin Gallegos (1994-2000), American politician, California State Assemblyman, 57th District
Luisa Gallegos (b. 1929), Cuban-born, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher and infielder, honored with a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York
Mario Gallegos Jr. (1950-2012), American Democratic politician, Member of the Texas Senate from the 6th district (1995-2012)
Alphonse Gallegos (1931-1991), American Roman Catholic bishop
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)