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

The noble surname Delaconcha is of Spanish descent and appears to be of toponymic origin, as it is derived from the place-name where the original bearer had lived or owned land. The etymology of the surname Delaconcha is derived from the Latin word "concha" which means "valley surrounded by mountains."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Cuenca, Concha, Conca, Conches, De La Concha and others.

First found in the district of Torelavega in the province of Santander. However, records show that the Delaconcha family was also present in the provinces of Santillana and Vizcaya in the northern regions of Spain.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delaconcha research. Another 376 words(27 lines of text) covering the year 1682 is included under the topic Early Delaconcha History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 64 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Delaconcha Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bernarda De La Concha who arrived in Peru in 1560; Diego De La Concha who settled in Colombia in 1567; Andres De La Concha who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1568.

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  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 Delaconcha Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Delaconcha 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.

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