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Where did the Spanish Carranza family come from? What is the Spanish Carranza family crest and coat of arms? When did the Carranza family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Carranza family history?

The surname Carranza comes from the place name Carranza or Karranza, a valley located in the district of Valmaseda, in the Basque province of Vizcaya.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Carranza, Karranza and others.

First found in the Basque region of Navarre.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carranza research. Another 361 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1503, 1554, 1559, and 1576 are included under the topic Early Carranza History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 109 words(8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Carranza Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Diego de Carranza, who landed in Spanish America in 1513
  • Juan de Carranza, who sailed to Spanish America in 1534
  • Melchor de Carranza, who immigrated to Peru in 1560
  • Pedro de Carranza and his wife Maria Ruiz, who arrived in Colombia in 1565
  • Gregorio de Carranza, who sailed with his wife and children to Cartagena in 1578


Carranza Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Diego De Carranza, who landed in America in 1813
  • A I Carranza, aged 40, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825
  • F. Carranza, aged 70, landed in New Orleans, La in 1831
  • Juan De Carranza, who arrived in America in 1834

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  • Cali Carranza (b. 1953), notable American Tejano musician
  • Robert Carranza, American four-time Grammy winner Recording Engineer and Mixer
  • Don Jerónimo de Carranza (d. 1600), commonly called the "Father of Spanish Fencing"
  • Bartolomé Carranza (1503-1576), Spanish theologian and Archbishop of Toledo
  • Venustiano Carranza (1859-1920), Mexican statesman and soldier who, together with Pancho Villa, overthrew the regime of General Huerta and became the first president under the 1917 constitution
  • César Alberto Carranza (b. 1980), Argentine football striker
  • Luis Alberto "Beto" Carranza (b. 1972), Argentine footballer
  • Captain Emilio Carranza (1905-1928), noted Mexican aviator and national hero
  • Adolfo Carranza (1857-1914), Argentine lawyer, public official, historian, and writer
  • Carlos María Abascal Carranza (1949-2008), Mexican lawyer and the Secretary of the Interior

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  1. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  2. Archivo General De Indias, Sevilla. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias durante los Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Edited by the docents of the General Indian Archives under the Director of the Archives, Don Cristobal Bermudez Plata 3 Volumes - Volume 1 1509-1534. Sevilla, Spain: Imprenta de la Gavidia, 1940. Print.
  3. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
  4. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
  5. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  6. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  7. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
  9. Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
  10. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Carranza Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Carranza Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 16 December 2011 at 03:28.

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