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![Show Contents]() Arcos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Spanish surname Arcos is of toponymic origin, deriving from a place where the initial bearer once resided or held land. In this instance, the root of the surname Arcos is the Spanish "arce," meaning "maple tree," and thus, the name was originally used in feudal times to denote a dweller near a maple tree. Early Origins of the Arcos familyThe surname Arcos was first found in the valley of Mena in the province of Burgos. Although there is evidence that the Arcos family was in other northern Regions of Spain in the early Middle Ages, records show that their ancestral seat was in Villarcayo. Early History of the Arcos familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arcos research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1533, 1544, 1635 and 1704 are included under the topic Early Arcos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Arcos Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Arce, Arceos, Arceo, Arco and others. Early Notables of the Arcos familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Arcos Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Arcos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro De Arcos, who arrived in Peru in 1834 1
- Juan Antonio Arcos, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1845 1
- S Arcos, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- Juan De Arcos, who arrived in Peru in 1880 1
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- Cresencio S. Arcos Jr. (b. 1943), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1989-93 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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