Segura History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The surname Segura comes from the place name Segura, which is located in the province of Guipuzcoa.

Early Origins of the Segura family

The surname Segura was first found in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa.

Early History of the Segura family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Segura research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1384, 1461, 1530, 1561, 1580 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Segura History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Segura Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Segura, Segurana, Segarra, Serego, Sergardi, Sechura, Segrianni and many more.

Early Notables of the Segura family

Notable bearers of the family name Segura

were the Segura family of Andalusia, and Ruy Lopez de Segura (ca...
1580), Spanish priest and later bishop in Segura whose 1561 book "Libro de la invención liberal y arte del juego del Axedrez" was one of the first definitive books about modern chess...

Segura Ranking

In the United States, the name Segura is the 1,656^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Segura is ranked the 1,080^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,994 people with that name. 2

Segura migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Segura Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso de Segura, who sailed to Spanish America in 1513
Bartolome de Segura moved to America in 1514
Gonzalo de Segura, who settled in Peru in 1528
Gaspar de Segura, who settled in Peru in 1570
Leonor de Segura, who landed in Cartagena in 1575
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Segura Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juana De Segura, who arrived in San Juan Island in 1811 3
Juan De Segura, who landed in America in 1813 3
Hernando De Segura, who arrived in America in 1813 3
Hernano De Segura, who landed in America in 1813 3
Alonso De Segura, who landed in America in 1813 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Segura (post 1700) +

Francisco Olegario Segura (1921-2017), American tennis player, the only player to have won the US Pro title on three different surfaces
Pancho Segura (b. 1921), American born in Ecuador who was leading tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s
P. H. Segura, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1908, 1916, 1920, 1924 (alternate) 4
Manuel Segura, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004 4
Juan García Segura (b. 1956), Spanish painter
Diego Segura Ramírez (b. 1984), Spanish footballer
Beatriz "Bea" Segura i Folch (b. 1975), Spanish actress
José Segura (b. 1961), Spanish football coach
Clara Segura (b. 1974), Spanish Actress
Blanca Eugenia Viteri Segura (1928-2023), Ecuadorian writer, anthologist, women's rights activist, and teacher, also known as Eugenia Viteri
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html