Cartagena History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The noble surname Cartagena is of Spanish descent, and appears to be of toponymic origin, derived from the place name where the original bearer first lived or owned land. Thus, the name Cartagena signifies "one who hails from the city of Cartagena."

Early Origins of the Cartagena family

The surname Cartagena was first found in the Castilian province of Burgos. Early records of the surname Cartagena mention Saint Fulgentius of Cartagena, born in Cartagena in the 6th century and died in 630. He was Bishop of Ecija (Astigi), in Hispania. Later, Alonso de Santa María de Cartagena who was born in Burgos in 1384 and was a distinguished politician, poet and philosopher of his time.

Early History of the Cartagena family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cartagena research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1384, 1425, 1456, 1520, 1583, 1689, 1797 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Cartagena History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cartagena Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cartegena, Cartaganas, Carajana and others.

Early Notables of the Cartagena family

Prominent among bearers of the Cartagena family name at this time was

Alfonso de Santa María de Cartagena (1384-1456), a Jewish convert to Christianity, a Roman Catholic bishop, diplomat, historian and writer of pre-Renaissance Spain. Teresa de Cartagena (c.1425-?), was...
Cristóbal Ramírez de Cartagena was a licenciado and Spanish colonial administrator in Peru. He was president of the Audiencia of Lima at the death of Viceroy Martín Enríquez de Almanza in 1583
Juan José Cartagena y Mangual, 1870 and José María Carategna Miranda, 1797, were notable members of the Spanish military and were recorded in the "Archivo General MIlitar de Segovia."

Cartagena Ranking

In the United States, the name Cartagena is the 6,610^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Cartagena migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cartagena Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. A. Cartagena, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1895

Cartagena Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Juan Cartagena, aged 43, who landed in America from Santiago, Chile, in 1910
Juan Cartagena, aged 34, who settled in America, in 1915
Miguel Cartagena, aged 25, who settled in America, in 1921
Candida Cartagena, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1922
Francisco Cartagena, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1922
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cartagena (post 1700) +

Chris Cartagena, American Annie Award nominated animator, known for his work on The Grinch (2018), Happy Feet (2006) and Storks (2016)
Emely Cartagena, American actress, known for her work on Panama (2021), Patriarch (2021) and Stunt Poc Promo (2019)
Owen Cartagena, American visual effects specialist, known for his work on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2 (2015), Wonder Woman (2017) and Suicide Squad (2016)
Victoria Luz Cartagena (b. 1985), American theater, film, and television actress, known for Servant (2021), Manifest (2018-2019), and You (2018)
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (b. 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, an American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York
Miguel Cartagena (b. 1992), undefeated Puerto Rican-American Bantamweight boxer
Sergeant First Class Modesto Cartagena (1921-2010), Puerto Rican member of the United States Army, the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in history
Donaro Cartagena (b. 1934), Columbian professor and novelist
Raúl Gándara Cartagena (1895-1989), Puerto Rican fire chief in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the first and longest-serving Commonwealth of Puerto Rico fire chief (1942 to 1972)
Nicolás Nogueras Cartagena (1935-2019), Puerto Rican politician, Member of the Puerto Rico Senate (1973-1985), President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico (1993-1995)
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Citations +

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