The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Garzo. 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. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is "ez." The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.
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Early Origins of the Garzo family
The surname Garzo was first found in Galicia, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
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Early History of the Garzo family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garzo research. Another 335 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1037, 1139 and 1162 are included under the topic Early Garzo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Garzo Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Garza, de Garza, de la Garza, Garzo, Garzón and many more.
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Early Notables of the Garzo family
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Migration of the Garzo family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan de la Garza, who sailed to America in 1514; Juan Garzón sailed to Cuba in 1533; Juan Garzón sailed to Panama in 1535; Alonso Garza sailed to New Spain in 1537.
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