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Early Origins of the Abarca family

The surname Abarca was first found in Aragon an ancient Kingdom of Spain.

Early History of the Abarca family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Abarca research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1630 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Abarca History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Abarca Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Abarca, Abarcia, Abaria, Abarcal, Abarcca, Abarce, Abarcae, Abarcios, Abarcou and many more.

Early Notables of the Abarca family

Notable bearers of the family name Abarca

  • Maria de Abarca (Dona Maria de Abarca) a 17th century Spanish painter active between 1630-1656...

Abarca Ranking

In the United States, the name Abarca is the 9,369th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Abarca migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Abarca Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Pedro Abarca, who arrived in America in 1813 [2]
  • Gasper Abarca, aged 35, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1850 [2]
  • Angel Abarca, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1881 [2]
  • Mariana Abarca, who landed in Peru in 1883 [2]
  • Maria Abarca, who arrived in Peru in 1884 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Abarca (post 1700) +

  • Mariano Ricafort Palacin y Abarca (1776-1846), Spanish Governor of Cuba
  • Maria de Abarca (d. 1656), Spanish woman painter
  • Josep Maria Abarca (b. 1974), Spanish water polo player
  • Pedro Abarca (1619-1693), Spanish Jesuit theologian
  • Joaquin Abarca (1780-1844), Spanish prelate
  • Pedro Pablo Abarca y Bolca (1718-1799), Spanish Count of Aranda and statesman
  • Luis Flores Abarca (b. 1982), Chilean footballer
  • Cristián Felipe Abarca (b. 1989), Chilean footballer
  • Juan René Abarca (b. 1988), Chilean footballer
  • Carlos Abarca (b. 1900), Chilean boxer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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