Salamanca History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Salamanca. The original bearer of the name Salamanca, 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 name Salamanca is a corruption of the surname Salillas, which is derived from the Germanic word "sal," which means "building" and the diminutive ending "illas." The first bearer of this surname inhabited a large building or fortress, which was the most prominent construction of the town.

Early Origins of the Salamanca family

The surname Salamanca was first found in Asturias, birthplace of the Reconquest.

Early History of the Salamanca family

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Salamanca Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salinas, Salina, Sala, Salas and others.

Early Notables of the Salamanca family

Notable bearers of the family name Salamanca were Francisco de Salinas (1513-1590), a Spanish music theorist and organist; seventeenth century poet Juan de Salinas; Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo, seventeenth century Spanish playwright and novelist; Don Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel (1649-1720), the last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar; he held the post when The Rock...
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Salamanca Ranking

In the United States, the name Salamanca is the 18,464^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Salamanca migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Salamanca Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anton De Salamanca, who landed in America in 1810 2
Juan De Salamanca, who arrived in America in 1810 2
Diego De Salamanca, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Miguel De Salamanca, who landed in America in 1812 2
Luis De Salamanca, who landed in America in 1813 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Salamanca (post 1700) +

Gabriel Camargo Salamanca (1942-2022), Columbian businessman and sports director who worked in politics as a departmental deputy, municipal councilor and senator of the republic

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)