Urbano History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The noble Spanish family name Urbano is classified as being of patronymic origin. In this particular instance, the surname Urbano is derived from the Latin personal name "Urbanus," from the Latin term "urbs," meaning "town," "city." The surname Urbano implies that the original bearer of the name had an ancestor of the first name "Urbanus," and thus means "son of Urbanus."

Early Origins of the Urbano family

The surname Urbano was first found in the Basque country, in the northern province of Vizcaya.

Early History of the Urbano family

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Urbano Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Urbano, Urbana, Urban and others.

Early Notables of the Urbano family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

Domingo Urbano, an Italian professor born in 1819, and Pedro Urbano who entered the Infantry in the Spanish Royal Army in 1747

Urbano Ranking

In the United States, the name Urbano is the 12,710^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Urbano is ranked the 8,269^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Urbano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Urbano Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Andres Urbano who arrived in New Spain in 1568

Urbano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Urbano, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
Vicente Urbano, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
Vicente Urbano Rodriguez who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1860
Guiseppe Urbano who settled in Ohio in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Urbano (post 1700) +

Victoria Urbano (b. 1926), South American poet and writer
Rafael Urbano (b. 1870), Spanish writer born in Madrid, who worked as a journalist in the provinces of the north of Spain and Madrid
Urbano Marín (1935-2021), Chilean jurist, President of the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2010
Urbano Romanelli (1645-1682), Italian Baroque painter
Urbano Rattazzi (1808-1873), Italian statesman

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)