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Early Origins of the Vegas family

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

Early History of the Vegas family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vegas 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 Vegas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vegas 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 Vegas family

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Vegas Ranking

In the United States, the name Vegas is the 17,094th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Vegas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vegas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco De Vegas, who arrived in America in 1813 2
  • Casumiro Vegas, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1894
Vegas Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Artaro Vegas, aged 22, who landed in America from Havana, in 1906
  • Alfredo Vegas, aged 22, who landed in America from Caracas, Venzuela, in 1917
  • Doledad de Vegas, aged 46, who settled in America from Caracas, Venezuela, in 1921
  • Angela Vegas, aged 40, who immigrated to America from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1922
  • Casmiro Vegas, aged 58, who immigrated to the United States from Caracas, Venezuela, in 1922


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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