Origin Displayed: Spanish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pomar, Pomar, Poumar, Poumer, Pomier, Pomares, Pumar, Pumarin, Pumares and many more.First found in Aragon an ancient Kingdom of Spain. It has been suggested the Poma surname branched from the mountains of Cantabria, Santander, and branched to Aragon, establishing themselves in a place that came to be known as Pomar, in Sariñena, Huesca. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Perhaps the earliest on record was Alonso De Pomareda, who arrived in Peru in 1570. Plácido del Pumar de Gutiérrez de la Vega y Villegas (b. circa 1680 in Santillana del Mar, Santander, Spain) migrated to Barinas, Venezuela towards the end of the 17th Century. José Ignacio del Pumar y Traspuesto (1738- 1814) Marquis of the Riveras del Bocono y Masperro, and knight of the Order of Charles III, was founder of the towns of Guasdualito, San Jacinto de la Horqueta de Apure, Suripá y La Yuca, in Venezuela. In later years, records show Attilio Pomare, who was Naturalized in Ashtabula County, Ohio between the years 1875 and 1906. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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