Zapata History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The origins the old family name Zapata can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Spanish names were influenced by the Germanic speaking Visigoths, who conquered Spain from the mid-5th to 8th centuries, and the Arabic and Muslim Moors who conquered the Spanish homeland from the 8th to 12th centuries. Since Spain was periodically dominated by both of these nations in its past, it shared much in common with both the Visigoths and the Muslims in the occupations they described.

Early Origins of the Zapata family

The surname Zapata was first found in Castile, whose language and culture would be carried to many countries of the world.

Early History of the Zapata family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Zapata research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1217 is included under the topic Early Zapata History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Zapata Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zapata, Zapato, Zapatero, Zapatera, Sabato, Sabata and many more.

Early Notables of the Zapata family

Notable bearers of the family name Zapata

were Luis Zapata, sixteenth century poet, who wrote an epic about the life of King Charles
sixteenth century writer Rodrigo Zapata y Palafox
Antonio de Zapata, a councillor to King Philip IV in the seventeenth century
seventeenth century nobleman and government official Francisco Zapata
nineteenth century Spanish painter José Antonio Zapata y Nadal

Zapata Ranking

In the United States, the name Zapata is the 1,970^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1

Zapata migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zapata Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Miguel Zapata, who settled in the Americas in 1512 with his son and one servant
Marcucio Zapata, who sailed to Peru in 1534
Juan Zapata de Cárdenas sailed to Peru in 1535
Juan Zapata, who sailed to New Spain in 1580

Zapata Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miguel Zapata, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Marcucio Zapata, who landed in Peru in 1834 2
Juan Zapata, who arrived in New Spain in 1880 2
Mateo Zapata, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 2
Feliciano Zapata, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1889 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Zapata (post 1700) +

Mia Zapata (1965-1993), American rock lead singer for The Gits, lyricist and painter
Carmen Margarita Zapata, American artist and producer
Carlos Eduardo Zapata, American architect and professor
Ariel F Zapata, American producer, reporter and newswriter
Sylvia Zapata, American politician, Socialist Workers Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 18th District, 1976 3
Louis J. Zapata, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 90th District, 1996 3
Julio María Zapata y Rodríguez, Spanish architect
Marcos Zapata, Spanish poet and playwright
Fausto Zapata Loredo (1940-2014), Mexican lawyer, politician, diplomat, journalist and television presenter, Governor of San Luis Potosí in 1991
Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), leader, and hero, of the agrarian revolt during the Mexican Revolution

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 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html