Garcia Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Garcia

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Where did the Portuguese Garcia family come from? What is the Portuguese coat of arms/family crest? When did the Garcia family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Garcia surname is an old Portuguese patronymic surname, derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Garcia is thought to be a patronymic name formed from a now unknown medieval given name. An older Latin form of the surname was Garsea, the roots of which may well pre-date the Latin era and come from the Basque language.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garcia, García, Garsea, Garsía, Garsia, Garcies, Guarsea, Guarseas, Garsías, Garsias, Gassía, Gassia, Garci, Garcés, Garces, Garcíaz, Garciaz, Garséaz, Garseaz, Gasset, Garcet, Gracía, Gracia and many more.

First found in Navarre, where the name is documented in the earliest records.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alejo García, who arrived in the New World in 1528 and explored Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. Lope García de Castro was governor of Peru in the 1560s. Bartolomé García de Nodal, a Captain of the Armada, and his brother Gonzalo charted the Straits of Magellan. Martín García Oñez was a soldier, conquistador, Corregidor of Peru and governor of Chile at the end of the sixteenth century. Other members of the family who were early emigrants to Spain's colonies in the New World included Catalina, who emigrated to Venezuela in 1561.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Garcia

Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (1942-1995), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, counterculture icon, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead
Aaron Garcia (b. 1970), Mexican American football player
Aimee Garcia (b. 1978), Mexican American actress
Carlos García (b. 1967), Venezuelan-American baseball player
Eric Garcia (b. 1972), Mexican American author
Cándido Asensio García, Spanish doctor
Gerardo Castellanos y García, Cuban politician and writer
Pascual Cebollada García (b. 1916), Spanish journalist
Gilberto Chávez García, Mexican painter
Alán García, former president of Peru
Carlos Polestico Garcia (1896-1971), Philippine politician who was president of Philippines from 1957-1961
Dámaso García, professional baseball player
Virgilio Loyola García (b. 1900), chemist from Ecuador
Daniel Mercado García, Mexican doctor
Yolanda Robles Garcia, university official
Rubén Angel Sierra García (b. 1965), Major League Baseball outfielder
César Vila García (b. 1910), Spanish painter
Armando Navarrete García (b. 1980), Mexican football goalkeeper
Adam Garcia (b. 1973), Australian actor
Alan García (b. 1949), President of Peru from 1985–1990; 2006–
Anier García (b. 1976), Cuban athlete in the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cristino Garcia (1914-1946), Spanish fighter with the French Resistance during World War II
Staff Sergeant Marcario Garcia, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
Sergio Ramos García (b. 1986), Spanish footballer

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Garcia family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Garcia coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Garcia genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Garcia Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Garcia 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.