Show ContentsMendizabal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Mendizabal family

The surname Mendizabal was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain.

Early History of the Mendizabal family

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Mendizabal Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mendilburt, Mendizabel, Mendizabert, Mendiburt and many more.

Early Notables of the Mendizabal family

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United States Mendizabal migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mendizabal Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Mendizabal, a Spanish soldier who arrived in New Orleans in 1829
  • Jose Mendizabal, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
  • Ricardo Mendizabal, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1867 1
  • Pedro Mendizabal, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1882 1
  • Pedro Mendizabal Cipa who went to Puerto Rico in 1882

Contemporary Notables of the name Mendizabal (post 1700) +

  • José María Álvarez Mendizábal (b. 1891), Spanish politician and lawyer
  • Félix Mendizábal (1891-1959), Spanish sprinter at the 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (1790-1853), born Juan Álvarez Méndez, a Spanish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (1835-1836)
  • Mariano Juaristi Mendizábal (1904-2001), Azkoitian Basque pelota player known as Atano III
  • Rosendo Mendizábal (1868-1913), Argentine dancer who was the first artist of the tango
  • Horacio Mendizábal (1847-1871), Afro-Argentine poet, translator and activist
  • Enrique Mendizábal (b. 1918), Peruvian sport shooter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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