Vega History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Vega family

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

Early History of the Vega family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vega research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1503, 1535, 1557, 1562, 1616, 1635, 1776 and 1848 are included under the topic Early Vega History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vega Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vega, Vegas, Las Vegas, de la Vega, del la Vega and others.

Early Notables of the Vega family

Prominent among members of the family

Garcilaso de la Vega was a Spanish soldier and poet, 1503-36, hero of the battle of Pavia
Lope Vega Carpio, dramatist and poet of Madrid 1562-1635

Vega World Ranking

In the United States, the name Vega is the 360^th most popular surname with an estimated 74,610 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Vega is ranked the 2,385^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Vega is the 53^rd popular surname with an estimated 74 people with that name. 3

Vega migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vega Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Andres De Vega who settled in Florida in 1538
Melchor De Vega to traveled to Mexico in 1552 with his wife and child
Joseph De Vega who arrived in Peru in 1582

Vega Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Garcia DeLa Vega, who landed in America in 1811 4
Gonzalo De Vega, who arrived in America in 1813 4
Alonso De Vega, who arrived in America in 1814 4
Maria DelCarmen Vega, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 4
Martin DeLa Vega, who arrived in America in 1817 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Vega Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Benedetto Vega, aged 35, who arrived in South Carolina in 1904 4
Adrian Vega, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Valladolish, Spain, in 1904
A. Vega, aged 45, who landed in America from Spain, in 1905
Adolf Vega, aged 15, who landed in America from Castrillon, Spain, in 1907
Adolfo Vega, aged 19, who settled in America from Asturias, Spain, in 1916
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Vega migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Vega Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Rice Vega, who arrived in Jamaica in 1745 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Vega (post 1700) +

Aurelio de la Vega (1925-2022), Cuban-American composer, lecturer, essayist, and poet from Havana, Cuba
Suzanne Vega (b. 1959), American songwriter and singer
Janine Pommy Vega (b. 1942), American poet
Juan Vega, American Republican politician, Candidate for Texas State Board of Education 2nd District, 1994 6
Joseph A. Vega, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1961 6
Gladys Vega, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000 6
George Vega, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004 6
Genevieve Vega, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2008 6
Francisco Vega, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1979 6
B. J. Vega, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912 6
... (Another 23 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/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html