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Where did the Spanish Mayor family come from? What is the Spanish Mayor family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mayor family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mayor family history?
The Mayor name is derived form the Basque word "maiora" which means "heather, moor or heath;" as such it was likely a topographic name for someone who lived near a moor. The surname also comes from a Spanish word "mayor," meaning "head" or "chief" that was an occupational name for the foreman of a gang of agricultural workers or the leader of a group of herdsmen.
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- Known spelling variations
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Mayerdomo, Mayoral, Majoral, Mayol and others.First found in Navarre, where they came from the Valley of Baztan.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Mayor. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Mayor Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Herman Mayor, who arrived in Maryland in 1661
- Katherine Mayor, who arrived in Maryland in 1661
- Maudline Mayor, who arrived in Maryland in 1661
- Thomas Mayor, who arrived in Maryland in 1668
Mayor Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Joanis Mayor, aged 24, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
Mayor Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Lastenia De Mayor, who landed in Peru in 1860
- Elizth Mayor, aged 40, landed in New York in 1864
- Richard Mayor, aged 18, landed in New York in 1864
- Peter Mayor, who landed in Arkansas in 1890
- Pierre Martin Mayor, who arrived in Arkansas in 1890
Mayor Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Jean Baptiste Mayor, who landed in Arkansas in 1900
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- Michel G. E. Mayor (b. 1942), Swiss professor of astronomy awarded the Balzan Prize in 2000, the Albert Einstein Medal in 2004 and the Shaw Prize in Astronomy in 2005
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- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
- Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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