| ![Show Contents]() Borgia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Spain The distinguished Spanish surname Borgia is of toponymic origin, being derived from a place where the initial bearer once resided or held land. In this case, the surname Borgia signifies a "native of Borja." The place name Borja is itself derived from the Arabic word "burdz," which means "tower" and is an indication that in the town of Borja there were several towers or a prominent tower. Early Origins of the Borgia familyThe surname Borgia was first found in Zaragoza, in the region of Aragon in Spain. The oldest records of the surname Borgia are references to the family Borja de Zaragoza, whose family seat was in the place called Borja, from where they took their name. The lord of this city was the count Don Pedro de Alares of the twelfth century, who was a lieutenant of the emperor and of king Don Alfonso I of Aragon. He was considered by many to have been the prime source of the lineage. Early History of the Borgia familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Borgia research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1431, 1441, 1474, 1475, 1492, 1497, 1503, 1505 and 1507 are included under the topic Early Borgia History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Borgia Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Borja, Borgia, Boria, Borjen, Borges, Borjas and others. Early Notables of the Borgia familyProminent among bearers of the family name in this era was - Among his children was Cesare Borgia (1475-1507), a brilliant and unscrupulous soldier and politician who was made a cardinal at the age of 17, and was implicated in the murders of his brother and his...
 Borgia migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Borgia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joseph Borgia, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1850 1
- Peter Borgia, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1860 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Borgia (post 1700) | + |
- Sid Borgia, American professional basketball referee
- Carmen Borgia (b. 1959), American singer, songwriter, sound mixer and film sound designer
- Cesare Borgia (1475-1476), Duke of Valentinois, an Italian condottiero, nobleman, politician, and cardinal
- Alessandro Borgia (1783-1871), leader of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Joseph Le Vasseur Borgia (1773-1839), Canadian lawyer, newspaper owner and political figure
- Alessandro Borgia (1682-1764), Italian bishop and archbishop
- The Most Rev. Dr. Stefano Cardinal Borgia (1731-1804), senior Italian prelate, theologian, antiquarian and historian
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), Italian illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI
- Dr. Gerald Borgia, Professor of Biology at the University of Maryland
- 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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Borgia migration to the United States 
