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

The noble surname Quevedo is of Spanish descent and is of toponymic origin, deriving from a place where the initial bearer once resided or held land. The name Quevedo has a meaning of "one who hails from Quevada."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Quevido, Quevedas, Quevida and others.

First found in the mountains of Santander in the northern region of Castile.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quevedo research. Another 415 words(30 lines of text) covering the year 1580 is included under the topic Early Quevedo History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 83 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Quevedo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Quevedo Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jose Quevedo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803
  • Francisco De Quevedo, who arrived in Florida in 1863

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  • Antonio Quevedo (b. 1900), American politician and lawyer
  • Leonardo Torres y "Torres" Quevedo, Spanish engineer and mathematician
  • Arturo Quevedo (b. 1904), Guatemalan doctor
  • Numa Quevedo (b. 1908), Venezuelan professor and politician
  • Rubén Quevedo, Venezuelan baseball player


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The Quevedo Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Quevedo 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 30 January 2013 at 12:12.

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