Solis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Solis family

The surname Solis was first found in Herefordshire.

"The family came to England at the Conquest. Thurston de Solariis settled in Hereford, and Humphrey his brother with Bernard de Newmarch, 1088, in Brecon (Jones, Brecon, i. 92), where the family continued in the seventeenth century. Richard de Solariis in 1165 held three fees of ancient enfeoffment (Liber Niger.) Walter de Solars held Hope-Solar, Herefordshire, in the thirteenth century." 1

"They held Neen-Solers at the end of the twelfth century, and had held Hope-Solers for several generations as mesne-lords before Simon de Solers became its owner through his wife Isabel Stokes, the youngest of two co-heiresses (the elder, AUce, married Robert le Archer, and brought him Aston). "William de Solers inherited Pauntley in Gloucestershire thro' his mother, only child of John de Pauntley. He left two sons, Richard and Simon. Walter, son of Richard, was mesne-lord of Hope, and a Thomas de Solers occurs as owner of Hope and Pauntley 51 Hen. Ill,; but whether he was Simon's son is uncertain. Sir John, Thomas's son, married Joan de Sitsylt (Cecil), and left an only daughter and heir Maud, married to William Whyttyngton of Warwickshire." 2

Today, Neen Sollars is a village and civil parish in south east Shropshire. The village dates back to before the Domesday Book where it was listed as Nene3 The de Solers family were found here from the late 12th century4

Early History of the Solis family

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Solis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sollars, Sollas, Sollis, Sollace, Soller, Sollar, Sollas, Solles, Solers, Solars, Solis, Solas and many more.

Early Notables of the Solis family

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Solis Ranking

In the United States, the name Solis is the 726^th most popular surname with an estimated 39,792 people with that name. 5

Solis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Solis Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Martín de Solís, who sailed to America in 1511
Antonio de Solís, who explored the Caribbean coasts of Mexico in the year 1512
Rodrigo de Solís, who sailed to America in 1516
Diego de Solís, who sailed to Venezuela in 1534
Diego De Solis who immigrated to Venezuela in 1534
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Solis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Martin De Solis, who arrived in America in 1811 6
Francisco De Solis, who arrived in America in 1812 6
Jacob O Solis, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1812 6
Daniel Solis, aged 28, who landed in New York in 1812 6
Jacob J Solis, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1812 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Solis (post 1700) +

Jorge Antonio Solis (1951-2021), United States District Judge and Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Mickey Solis, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980 7
Maya Solis, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008 7
Juan F. Solis, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 28th District, 1997; Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 124th District, 2000 7
Jim Solis, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives 38th District; Elected 1992- 2002; Elected unopposed 2004; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996 7
Jesse Solis, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2004 7
Hilda L. Solis (b. 1957), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; Member of California State Senate, 1992-2001; U.S. Representative from California, 2001-08 (31st District 2001-03, 32nd District 2003-08) 7
Daniel Solis, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2004, 2008 7
Alexia A. Solis, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008 7
Manuel Camacho Solís (1946-2015), Mexican politician, Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1993-1994)
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Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
"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 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html