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Where did the Spanish Zarate family come from? What is the Spanish Zarate family crest and coat of arms? When did the Zarate family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Zarate family history?

The distinguished surname Zarate is of Spanish origin, derived from the name place where the initial bearer of the name resided. In this instance, the surname is derived from the place-name Zárate, located in the district of Zuya (Victoria) in northern Spain. According to etymologists, the place-name Zárate is derived from the Basque words "zara" meaning "forest" and "at(h)e" meaning "door," thus signifying "opening to the forest."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: zerate, zarrate, zarace and others.

First found in the northern Basque region of Spain, near the city of Zárate. They began to branch out into other regions of the Iberian peninsula with the Christian Reconquest of Spain from the Muslims. The family established themselves in Vizcaya, Andalusia and Madrid. An early record of the surname is of Juan Ortiz de Zárate, who died in a bloody battle at the river Zadorra in the 14th century. The family was ennobled in the early 17th century when they were made members of the Orders of Santiago, Calatrava and Alcantara.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Zarate research. Another 343 words(24 lines of text) covering the year 1776 is included under the topic Early Zarate History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 57 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Zarate Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Pedro De Zarate who sailed to Peru with his brother Juan in 1553
  • Luis De Zarate who arrived in the Spanish Main in 1575
  • Rodrigo Zarate and Juan De Zarate who came to New Spain in 1576
  • Francisco De Zarate who also settled in New Spain in 1577

Zarate Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Pedro De Zarate, who arrived in America in 1817
  • Martin De Zarate, who arrived in America in 1827
  • Mateo De Zarate, who landed in New Spain in 1863
  • Luis De Zarate, who landed in Spanish Main in 1875
  • Rodrigo Zarate, who arrived in New Spain in 1876


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  • Lucia Zarate (1864-1890), the shortest woman ever recorded
  • Cristóbal Zárate (1882-1960), novelist and poet from Chile
  • Carlos Zárate (b. 1928), sculptor from Argentina
  • Mauro Matías Zárate (b. 1987), Argentine professional footballer
  • Oscar Zarate, Argentine comic book artist and illustrator


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  2. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  3. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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  5. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
  6. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  8. Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
  9. Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
  10. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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The Zarate Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Zarate 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.

This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:40.

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