Hufana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hufana family

The surname Hufana was first found in Cagliari (Latin: Carales) on the Gulf of Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia. In 485, Sardinia was taken by Vandals but by 522, it was retaken by Justinian. Saracens took control in the 8th century finally to be driven out by Pisans and Genoese. The Kings of Aragon next acquired the island and it remained in the hands of Spain until 1720. It suffered heavy damage in WWII. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Hufana family

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Hufana Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hufana, Humana, Hufanna, Humanna, Huvana, Huvanna, Huvfana, Hummana, Hoofana, Hoomana, Hoofanna, Hoomanna, Hoovana and many more.

Early Notables of the Hufana family

After the War of the Spanish succession, Sardinia was given in 1718 to the Duke of Savoy, and the Kingdom of Sardinia was established including Piedmont on the mainland to the north. The kingdom became one of the founding nations of modern Italy. In fact, Italy's first King was the King of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II in 1861, his chief advisor being Baron di Cavour. Of the many distinguished personalities of the name in the Middle Ages notable was

the Hufana family of Cagliari

Migration of the Hufana family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Manuel Humana, who arrived in New York, NY in 1824.

Contemporary Notables of the name Hufana (post 1700) +

Lourdes J Hufana, director of the civil registration department of the Philippines’ National Statistics Office
Alejandrino Gurtiza Hufana (1926-2003), award winning poet, playwright, painter, and literary critic