Valenzuela History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Valenzuela, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valenzuela, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Valenzuela family originally lived in the place named Valenzuela. This place named is derived from the place-name Valencia, and it means little Valencia. The city of Valencia is situated on the Guadalaviar (now Turia) river. The city was first named Valencia de Campos by the king of Leon in 1150.

Early Origins of the Valenzuela family

The surname Valenzuela was first found in Castile, and important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Valenzuela family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valenzuela research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1360, 1482, 1505, 1533, 1564, 1630, 1690 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Valenzuela History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Valenzuela Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valenzuela, de Valenzuela, Valensuela, de Valensuela, Valenz, Valens, Valente, Valiente, Valentín, Valentin and many more.

Early Notables of the Valenzuela family

Prominent among members of the family

Fernando de Valenzuela (1630-1692), 1st Marquis of Villasierra, Grandee of Spain, a Spanish royal favourite and minister
seventeenth century Spanish ecclesiastic Juan Bautista Valenzuela Velázquez
seventeenth century Spanish statesman Fernando Valenzuela y Enciso
Juan de Valenzuela Venegas, made Count of Val del Aguila in 1690
nineteenth century Colombian priest and writer Eloy de Valenzuela
nineteenth century Guatemalan statesman Pedro de Valenzuela
nineteenth century Colombian poet, lawyer and politician Teodoro Valenzuela

Valenzuela Ranking

In the United States, the name Valenzuela is the 891^st most popular surname with an estimated 32,331 people with that name. 1

Valenzuela migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valenzuela Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Andrés de Valenzuela, who sailed to America in 1511
Diego de Valenzuela, went to America in 1517
Juan de Valenzuela, went to Venezuela in 1534
Diego de Valenzuela, who landed in New Granada in 1555
Pedro de Valenzuela, went to Chile in 1576
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Valenzuela Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andres De Valenzuela, who arrived in America in 1811 2
Diego De Valenzuela, who arrived in America in 1817 2
Juan De Valenzuela, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 2
Jose Valenzuela, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
Pedro Hernandez De Valenzuela, who landed in Chile in 1876 2
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Valenzuela Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Jesus Valenzuela, who landed in Texas in 1913 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Valenzuela (post 1700) +

Ricardo Andres Valenzuela (b. 1964), United States former soccer referee
Jesse Valenzuela (b. 1962), American rock singer and musician
Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela (1934-2009), American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2008 with 2,545 career wins
Eric Valenzuela (b. 1978), American college baseball coach
Cristina Valenzuela, known by her stage name Cristina Vee, an American actress and singer
Arturo A. Valenzuela (b. 1944), Chilean-born, American academic, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2009-2011)
Alfred A. Valenzuela, American retired United States Army major general, former Commander of United States Army South (USARSO) at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
Ricardo Valenzuela (1941-1959), birth name of Richie Valens, the American singer, best known for his recording of "La Bamba," he died with Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper Richardson in a plane crash, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001
Patrick "Pat" Valenzuela (b. 1962), American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, currently with over 4,000 career wins, nephew of Ismael Valenzuela
Rafael L Valenzuela, American business executive
... (Another 13 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)