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Early Origins of the Navarro family

The surname Navarro was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bologna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. 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 was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Navarro family

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Navarro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mavica, Maurizi, Maurizzi, Maurizio, Maurici, Maurovi, Murigia, Navarrini, Navarro and many more.

Early Notables of the Navarro family

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Navarro World Ranking

In the United States, the name Navarro is the 596th most popular surname with an estimated 49,740 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Navarro is ranked the 246th most popular surname with an estimated 14,828 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Navarro is the 68th popular surname with an estimated 66 people with that name. 3


United States Navarro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Navarro Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Juan Navarro, went to America in 1513
  • Jerónimo Navarro, moved to America in 1514 with his son
  • Anton Navarro, who arrived in Mexico sometime between 1525 and 1528
  • Antonio Navarro, settled in America in 1527
  • Diego Navarro, who landed in Cartagena in 1534
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Navarro Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Ana Navarro, who arrived in New Orleans in 1778
Navarro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Navarro, who arrived in America in 1813 4
  • Martin Navarro, who arrived in America in 1815 4
  • Jose De Navarro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 4
  • Miguel Navarro, who arrived in America in 1827 4
  • Geronimo Navarro, aged 23, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1827 4
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West Indies Navarro migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5
Navarro Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
  • Sebastian Navarro, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1834 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Navarro (post 1700) +

  • Theodore "Fats" Navarro (1923-1950), American jazz musician regarded by many to have been one of the first modern jazz trumpet improvisers
  • Robert Navarro, American consulting engineer and 1971 recipient of the Young Engineer of the Year award
  • Octavio R Navarro, American computer systems consultant
  • Nestor J Navarro Jr., American marketing executive
  • Bruce Navarro, American attorney and government administrator
  • Andrew Jesus Navarro, Cuban-American educator
  • Ramon Navarro, American actor
  • Peter Navarro, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 49th District, 1996 6
  • Kay Navarro, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972 6
  • Angel III Navarro, American politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives, 1857-63 6
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  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. "List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
  4. 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)
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
  6. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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