Aldana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The surname Aldana is of local origin, being derived from the place of residence of the initial bearer or from the place where he held land. Thus, the original bearer of this name hailed from the place named Aldana, and took the name as his surname.

Early Origins of the Aldana family

The surname Aldana was first found in the Spanish province of Galicia near Santiago.

Early History of the Aldana family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aldana research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1549 and 1552 are included under the topic Early Aldana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aldana Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Aldaña, Aldano, Aldan, Aldanza and others.

Early Notables of the Aldana family

Prominent among members of the family

was Bernard Aldana, Governor of Lippa in Transylvania in 1552

Aldana Ranking

In the United States, the name Aldana is the 8,679^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Aldana migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Aldana Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego De Aldana, who landed in America in 1810 2
Gregorio De Aldana, who arrived in America in 1827 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Aldana (post 1700) +

Víctor Aldana Maestre (b. 1981), Spanish footballer
Adolfo Aldana Torres (b. 1966), Spanish retired footballer
Luis Artemio Aldana Burgos (b. 1962), Mexican politician from the National Action Party
Raúl Aldana (b. 1966), Mexican voice actor
Felipe Aldana (1922-1970), Argentine poet
Fernando Schwalb López Aldana (1916-2002), Peruvian politician, two-time Prime Minister of Peru (1963-1965, 1983-1984)
Thelma Aldana (b. 1955), Guatemalan jurist, 11th Guatemala Attorney General (2014-)
Irene Aldana (b. 1988), Mexican Bantamweight mixed martial artist
Andrea Aldana Bennett (b. 1989), Guatemalan bronze medalist sports sailor at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Carmen Lucía Aldana Roldán (b. 1992), Colombian model, Miss Colombia 2012
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)