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

The Oviedo surname is derived from the city named Oviedo in Northern Spain, near the Cantabrian Mountains. Sometimes found in early Latin records written Ovetum, the city was founded in circa 760, and flourished as the capital of Asturian kings until 910.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Oviatt, Oviedo, Ovieta, Ovieco, Oviaco, Oviedo, Oviati, De Ovieta, De Ovietta, Oviett and many more.

First found in Leon, where the family held a family seat.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oviedo research. Another 472 words(34 lines of text) covering the years 1300 and 1760 are included under the topic Early Oviedo History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 47 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Oviedo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Oviedo Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jeronimo De Oviedo, who landed in America in 1811
  • Juan De Oviedo, who arrived in America in 1812
  • Gonzalo De Oviedo, who arrived in America in 1813
  • Diego De Oviedo, who landed in America in 1827
  • Alonso De Oviedo, who arrived in Florida in 1838


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  • Ramon Oviedo (b. 1924), Dominican painter
  • Miguel Ángel Oviedo (b. 1950), former Argentine football midfielder
  • Cristian Gonzalo Oviedo (b. 1980), Chilean footballer
  • Carlos Oviedo (1927-1998), Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Rosalía León Oviedo (b. 1974), Mexican actress, singer


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  1. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
  2. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  3. Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
  4. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  5. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
  6. Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
  7. 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.
  8. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  9. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  10. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
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The Oviedo Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Oviedo 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.

This page was last modified on 9 August 2012 at 01:39.

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