The noble Spanish family name Urbana is classified as being of patronymic origin. In this particular instance, the surname Urbana is derived from the Latin personal name "Urbanus," from the Latin term "urbs," meaning "town," "city." The surname Urbana implies that the original bearer of the name had an ancestor of the first name "Urbanus," and thus means "son of Urbanus."
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Early Origins of the Urbana family
The surname Urbana was first found in the Basque country, in the northern province of Vizcaya.
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Early History of the Urbana family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Urbana research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1747 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Urbana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Urbana Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Urbano, Urbana, Urban and others.
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Early Notables of the Urbana family
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Migration of the Urbana family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Urbano who settled in Nicaragua in 1561; and Andres Urbano who arrived in New Spain in 1568. Among later settlers were Juan Urbano who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803.
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