Aragon Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Aragon

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Origin Displayed: Spanish

Where did the Spanish Aragon family come from? What is the Spanish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Aragon 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 Aragon family originally lived in the area of Aragon. Noble surnames, such as Aragon, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Aragon, 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. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries conquered Spain. The Aragon family derived it name from the place-name Aragon. Aragon was one of the ancient kingdoms of Spain.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Aragón, Aragon, de Aragón, de Aragon, Aragonés and many more.

First found in Aragon, in northeastern Spain.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Early migrants to the New World bearing this surname were: Diego de Aragón, who sailed to America in 1528 with his brother Pedro; Francisco de Aragón sailed to America in 1513.

For more information on the last name Aragon, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Some noteworthy people of the name Aragon

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (b. 1942), Spanish writer, and film director
Emilio Aragón, Spanish singer and comedian
Bill J Aragón, government official
Carla Y Aragón, television news anchor and reporter
John A Aragón, educator and administrator
Manny Aragon, New Mexico state senator
Agustín Aragón, Mexican philosopher
Louis Aragon (1897-1983), French writer and political activist

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Aragon 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 Aragon 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 Aragon 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 Aragon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Aragon 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.