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Garcia Family Crest
Garcia Family Crest
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Where did the Spanish Garcia family come from? What is the Spanish Garcia family crest and coat of arms? When did the Garcia family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Garcia family history?

The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Garcia is thought to be a patronymic name formed from a now unknown medieval given name. An older Latin form of the surname was Garsea, but the roots of this name may well pre-date the Latin era and come from the Basque language.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Garcia, García, Garsea, Garsía, Garsia, Garcies, Guarsea, Guarseas, Garsías, Garsias, Gassía, Gassia, Garci, Garcés, Garces, Garcíaz, Garciaz, Garséaz, Garseaz, Gasset, Garcet, Gracía, Gracia and many more.

First found in Navarre, where the name is documented in the earliest records.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garcia research. Another 484 words(35 lines of text) covering the years 1134, 1150, and 1800 are included under the topic Early Garcia History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 131 words(9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Garcia Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Martín García Oñez was a soldier, conquistador, Corregidor of Peru and governor of Chile at the end of the sixteenth century
  • Alejo García, who arrived in the New World in 1528 and explored Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil
  • Lope García de Castro was governor of Peru in the 1560s
  • Ana García, to Colombia in 1561
  • Catalina García, who emigrated to Venezuela in 1561


Garcia Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Alonso Garcia, who arrived in America in 1811
  • Elvira Garcia, who landed in Espanola in 1811
  • Francisco Garcia, who arrived in America in 1811
  • Gonzalo Garcia, who arrived in America in 1811
  • Heman Garcia, who landed in America in 1811


Garcia Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Bruno Garcia, who arrived in Texas in 1910

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  • Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (1942-1995), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, counterculture icon, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead
  • Aaron Garcia (b. 1970), Mexican American football player
  • Aimee Garcia (b. 1978), Mexican American actress
  • Carlos García (b. 1967), Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • Eric Garcia (b. 1972), Mexican American author
  • Staff Sergeant Marcario Garcia (1920-1972), first Mexican immigrant to receive the Medal of Honor
  • Hector P. Garcia (1914-1996), Mexican American physician, surgeon, WWII veteran, civil rights advocate, founder of the American G.I Forum and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Pascual Cebollada García (b. 1916), Spanish journalist
  • Rubén García (b. 1980), Spanish footballer
  • César Vila García (b. 1910), Spanish painter

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  1. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  2. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  3. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
  4. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  5. Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
  6. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
  7. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  8. Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
  9. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  10. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Garcia Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Garcia Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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