Show ContentsMontecalvo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Montecalvo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montecalvo, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Montecalvo family originally lived in a mountainous region of that province. This local name was originally derived from the Spanish word monte, which means hill or wooded upland.

Early Origins of the Montecalvo family

The surname Montecalvo was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain in a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava.

Early History of the Montecalvo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Montecalvo research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the year 1289 is included under the topic Early Montecalvo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Montecalvo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Montoya, de Montoya, Monte, Montes, de Montes, Móntez, Montez, Montero, Monteros, de los Monteros, Montecillo, Montejo, de Montejo, Mont, Montaña, Montana, Montaño and many more.

Early Notables of the Montecalvo family

Prominent among members of the family were seventeenth century Spanish writer Román Montero Espinosa; nineteenth century Colombian military officer José Manuel Montoya; nineteenth century Spanish bullfighter Francisco Montes, known as "Paquiro"; nineteenth century Bolivian politician Ismael Montes; nineteenth century Spanish composer Juan de Montes...
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United States Montecalvo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Montecalvo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Costanza Montecalvo of Pausi, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1893
  • Alberto Montecalvo, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1898


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