Quintanilla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Spain

Early Origins of the Quintanilla family

The surname Quintanilla was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. The family were originally a noble family from Spain at Duegnas. The heads of this family in Spain in 1660 were the Marques de Quintana del Marco of Galicia and the Marques de Quintana de las Torres, a Caballero of Calatrava.

Early History of the Quintanilla family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quintanilla research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Quintanilla History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Quintanilla Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quintana, Quintano, Quintanna, Quintanni, Quinta, Quinto, De Quinta and many more.

Early Notables of the Quintanilla family

More information is included under the topic Early Quintanilla Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Quintanilla Ranking

In the United States, the name Quintanilla is the 2,550^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1

Quintanilla migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Quintanilla Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego Quintanilla, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 2
Pedro De Quintanilla, who arrived in America in 1813 2
R Quintanilla, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1854 2
Francisco Quintanilla, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1881 2
Maria De Quintanilla, who landed in Peru in 1892 2

Quintanilla Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Maria Quintanilla, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Barcelona, Spain, in 1916
Luis Quintanilla, aged 19, who settled in America from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1919
Marcelino Quintanilla, aged 18, who landed in America from Anaz, Spain, in 1920
Benito Quintanilla, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Lierganes, Spain, in 1920
Soledad Quintanilla, aged 29, who immigrated to America from Anza, Spain, in 1920
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Quintanilla (post 1700) +

Abraham Issac Quintanilla Jr. (b. 1939), Mexican American singer-songwriter and record producer
Carl Quintanilla, Emmy-winning co-anchor of the CNBC network's "Squawk Box" morning program
Hector Quintanilla Jr. (1923-1998), United States Air Force (USAF) Lt Colonel
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (b. 1963), Mexican American musician and record producer
Omar Quintanilla (b. 1981), American Major League Baseball player
Selena Quintanilla (1971-1995), best known as Selena, was a Mexican American singer
John Quintanilla, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2008 3
Humberto L. Quintanilla, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972 3
Chente Quintanilla, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives 75th District; Elected 2002; Elected unopposed 2004; Elected 2006, 2008; Elected unopposed 2010 3
Carlos Quintanilla, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Texas 33rd District, 2012 3
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html