Talavera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Talavera family

The surname Talavera was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Talavera family

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Talavera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tavares, Talavera and others.

Early Notables of the Talavera family

Prominent among members of the family

Hernando de Talavera (1428-1507), a Spanish monk of the Order of Saint Jerome of converso origins

Talavera Ranking

In the United States, the name Talavera is the 8,520^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Talavera migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Talavera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Talavera, who landed in America in 1811 2
Juan De Talavera, who landed in Espanola in 1812 2
Alonso De Talavera, who landed in America in 1813 2
Pedro De Talavera, who arrived in America in 1816 2
Gonzalo De Talavera, who arrived in America in 1817 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Talavera (post 1700) +

Tracee Ann Talavera (b. 1966), American former artistic gymnast, Silver medal winner in the 1984 Olympics
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera (1936-2023), Spanish comic book artist and writer
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera (1942-2024), Chilean businessman and politician, senator and presidential candidate of the Progressive Union of the Centrist Center
Hugo Ricardo Talavera Valdez (b. 1949), Paraguayan former football midfielder and forward
Alfredo Talavera Díaz (b. 1982), Mexican professional footballer
María Talavera Broussé (1867-1946), also known as María Broussé, María Talavera, or María B. Magón, a Mexican-born activist who became one of the leaders of the Mexican Liberation Party in the United States

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)