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

The Portuguese surname Javier is of patronymic origin, derived from the personal name of the father of the original bearer. In this instance, the surname derives from the name Xavier.The name Javier spread because of devotion to Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), the Spanish missionary who, together, with Ignatius of Loyola, founded the Society of Jesus in 1534.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Xavier, Javier, Xaviere, and Xaviers and others.

First found in the coastal region of Portuga, where the family had been well established for centuries.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Javier research. Another 369 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1505, 1552, 1780, 1866, and 1895 are included under the topic Early Javier History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 31 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Javier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Javier Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Franc Javier, aged 25, landed in New Orleans, La in 1849
  • Francisco Javier, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1880

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  • Colon Javier (b. 1978), American singer and songwriter
  • Garza Javier, American sound engineer and mixer from Florida
  • Evelio Javier (b. 1942), provincial governor in the Philippines
  • Daniel Morales Javier (b. 1947), composer and singer in the Philippines
  • Mark Pinili Javier (b. 1981), professional archer from the Philippines


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  2. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla, Spain. Print.
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  4. 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.
  5. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  6. Domínguez, C. Diccionario Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones 4 Volumes. 2001. Print.
  7. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
  8. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  9. Guiseppi, Montague Spencer, edition. Naturalizations of Foreign Protestants in the American and West Indian Colonies. Mancester, England: The Huguenot Soceity of London, 1921. Print.
  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Javier Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Javier 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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