Guerra History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Guerra family

The surname Guerra was first found in Tuscany (Italian: Toscana), a region in central Italy, though records of it appearing in Venetia are also common. Variations of the name ending in "i" come mostly from the north, whereas those ending in "o" originate in the south. The name Guerra comes from the Italian word "guerra," meaning "war."

Early History of the Guerra family

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Guerra Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guerrazzi, Guerra, Guerri, Guerranti, Guerrasio, Guerrato, Guerrera, Guerreschi, Guerrieri, Guerriero and many more.

Early Notables of the Guerra family

Prominent among members of the family was

Pietro Guerrazzi, who was lord of the Comune di Pisa during years 1569 and 1570

Guerra Ranking

In the United States, the name Guerra is the 625^th most popular surname with an estimated 47,253 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Guerra is ranked the 3,023^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Guerra migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guerra Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Andrés de la Guerra, who sailed to America in 1511
Francisco Guerra, moved to America in 1511
Diego Guerra, who settled in America in 1512
Hernando de Guerra, traveled to America in 1513
Toribio Guerra, who settled in New Spain in 1535
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Guerra Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alejo Guerra, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
Andres DeLa Guerra, who arrived in America in 1811 3
Diego Guerra, who landed in America in 1812 3
Gregorio Guerra, who landed in America in 1813 3
Hernando De Guerra, who arrived in America in 1813 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Guerra (post 1700) +

Learco Guerra (1902-1963), Italian professional road racing cyclist
Ibrahim Guerra (1944-2023), Venezuelan television director
Víctor Felipe Paredes Guerra (1944-2022), Peruvian academic and politician, member of Cambia 90 and the Popular Force, he served in the Congress of the Republic of Peru from 1990 to 1992 and was its President from 1990 to 1991
Severino Sérgio Estelita Guerra (1947-2014), Brazilian economist and politician
Raquel Guerra (b. 1985), Portuguese singer and actress
Gabriel Guerra (1847-1893), Mexican sculptor
Ciro Guerra (b. 1981), Colombian film director and screenwriter
Cástulo Guerra (b. 1945), Argentine actor
Juan Luis Guerra (b. 1957), Dominican singer, songwriter and producer
Raúl Guerra Garrido (1935-2022), Spanish writer, recipient of the 1975 Premio Nadal for Lectura insólita de El Capital and the 1984 Premio Planeta de Novela for La guerra del Wolfram

Historic Events for the Guerra family +

Arrow Air Flight 1285

Mr. Richardo Guerra (1961-1985), American Private 1st Class from Ferndale, Michigan, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550