| ![Show Contents]() Texas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Spain The distinguished surname Texas comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The original bearer of the name Texas, 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 Tejada is the name of various villages and towns in the province of Burgos and in Huelva. This place-name is derived from the Spanish word teja, which means roof tile or lime tree. Early Origins of the Texas familyThe surname Texas was first found in Castile, in north central Spain. Early History of the Texas familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Texas research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the year 1175 is included under the topic Early Texas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Texas Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tejada, de Tejada, Tejeda, de Tejeda, Tejado, Tejero, Tejera, Tejadillo, de Tejadillo, Tejería, Tejeria, Tejerina, Teja, de la Teja, Tejas, Texas, Tejo, Tejón, Tejon, Texada, Texado, Texero, Texera, Texeda, Tajada, de Tajada, Tajado, Tajero, Tajera and many more. Early Notables of the Texas familyMore information is included under the topic Early Texas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Texas migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Texas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- C Texas, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
- Jasus Texas, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- Jesús Texas, who arrived in San Francisco in 1851
| Contemporary Notables of the name Texas (post 1700) | + |
- Mary Texas Hurt, American politician, Secretary of State of Alabama, 1955-59; Alabama State Auditor, 1959-63 2
- Texas Earnest Schramm Jr. (1920-2003), American 1st President of U.S. National Football League's Dallas Cowboys
- Texas Gladden (1895-1967), born Texas Anna Smith, American folk singer, best known for her traditional Appalachian ballad style of singing
- 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, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Texas migration to the United States 
