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Origins Available: Portuguese, Spanish, Welsh

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

The Portuguese surname Javier is of patronymic origin, derived from the personal name of the father of the original bearer. In this instance, the surname derives from the name Xavier.The name Javier spread because of devotion to Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), the Spanish missionary who, together, with Ignatius of Loyola, founded the Society of Jesus in 1534.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Xavier, Javier, Xaviere, and Xaviers and others.

First found in the coastal region of Portuga, where the family had been well established for centuries.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Javier research. Another 369 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1505, 1552, 1780, 1866, and 1895 are included under the topic Early Javier History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 31 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Javier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Javier Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Franc Javier, aged 25, landed in New Orleans, La in 1849
  • Francisco Javier, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1880

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  • Evelio Javier (b. 1942), provincial governor in the Philippines
  • Daniel Morales Javier (b. 1947), composer and singer in the Philippines


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  1. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  2. Zúquete, Afonso Eduardo Martins. Armorial Lusitano. Lisboa: Editoria Enciclopédia, 1961. Print.
  3. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today, 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-0900455-209).
  4. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  7. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  8. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  9. Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
  10. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
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The Javier Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Javier 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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