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Where did the Jewish Arias family come from? When did the Arias family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Arias family history?

The distinguished surname Arias is a Sephardic Jewish name, that is, one that originates in the Iberian Peninsula ( Spain and Portugal). This surname is thought to be derived from the one of personal names Ares, Aria or Arius which were used in the "Romance" countries. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Arias, Arianiz, Areas, Ares, Ariz, Aris and others.

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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arias research. Another 408 words(29 lines of text) covering the years 1097 and 1611 are included under the topic Early Arias History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 55 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Arias Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Hernando Arias de Saavedra, of Spanish descent, often called "the last conquistador," was the first man born in the New World to govern a Spanish territory: he was Governor and Captain-General of the La Plata region in the late 1500s, and he established Paraguay's virtual independence from Spanish administrators in Buenos Aires and Peru
  • Rodrigo Arias, who arrived in America in 1513
  • Pedro Arias, who arrived in America in 1516
  • Pedro Arias de Avila, who succeeded Balboa as governor of Darien (Panama) and founded Panama City in 1519
  • Alonso Arias, who arrived in Cuba in 1533


Arias Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Bernardino Arias, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803
  • Rodrigo Arias, who landed in America in 1813
  • Pedro Arias, who arrived in America in 1816
  • Fernand Arias, who arrived in America in 1817
  • Hernand Arias, who landed in America in 1817


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  • Julián Arévalo Arias, Spanish economist
  • José F Arias, Uruguayan politician
  • Roberto E Arias, Panamanian lawyer and diplomat, who married dancer Margot Fonteyn
  • Ricardo M Arias, Panamanian diplomat, politician and businessman
  • Luis González Arias, Paraguayan diplomat
  • María Velasco y Arias, Argentine writer
  • Benito Arias (1527-1598), Spanish theologian
  • Rándall Row Arias (b. 1971), former Costa Rican footballer


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