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

The distinguished Spanish surname Delapuente is of local origin, derived from the name of the place where a man once lived or held land. The surname Delapuente is the plural form of the word "Puente" which in Spanish means "bridge," thus, the original bearer of this surname must have been born or lived in a town where there were several bridges, a feature that he decided to adopt as his surname.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ponte, Ponti, Pont, Ponts, Pontos, Puentes, De La Puente and many more.

First found in the valley of the Trucios in the province of Biscay in the Basque region. However, families with the Delapuente surname, have been present in Catalonia for many centuries. The Spanish Delapuente surname has appeared in documents that date as far back as the eleventh century.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delapuente research. Another 365 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1704 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Delapuente History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 41 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Delapuente Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delapuente Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Alonso DeLaPuente, who landed in Florida in 1838
  • Pedro DeLaPuente, who arrived in Guatemala in 1838

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  • Candido de la Puente (b. 1875), Spanish missionary to the Philippines


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  9. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
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The Delapuente Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Delapuente 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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