Bazan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bazan family

The surname Bazan was first found in Modena (Etruscan: Mutna; Latin: Mutina; Modenese: Mòdna), a city in Emilia capital of the province of Modena. It became Roman in 215 B.C. It was successfully defended by Brutus against Mark Anthony. It changed hands many times between Church and Duchy. In 1859 the inhabitants declared in favor of unity with the Kingdom of Italy. The Ducal Palace is a notable. Rich in art the city has many museums and galleries. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Bazan family

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Bazan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bazani, Bazan, Bazzani, Bazetta, Bazoli, Bazurro, Bazzarelli, Bazzena, Bazzi and many more.

Early Notables of the Bazan family

Prominent among members of the family was Antonio Bazzini, the Italian eminent violinist, was born in 1818 at Brescia. From 1840 he has played with great success in most of the principal towns of Italy, Germany, France, and Belgium. As a performer he belongs to the school of Paganini...
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Bazan Ranking

In the United States, the name Bazan is the 8,005^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Bazan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bazan Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Jeronimo Bazan, who settled in Peru in 1569
Francisco Bazan, who arrived in Peru in 1584
Estefania Bazan, who settled in Peru in 1599

Bazan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego De Bazan, who arrived in America in 1828 2
Melchor Bazan, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
Pedro De Bazan, who arrived in New Spain in 1853 2
Maria Concepcion Bazan, who settled in Kansas in 1876

Bazan migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Bazan Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Pascual Bazan, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1579

Bazan Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Pascual Bazan, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1879 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bazan (post 1700) +

David Bazan (b. 1976), American indie rock singer-songwriter
Abel Bazán (1833-1903), Argentine politician and jurist
César Bazán Pérez (b. 1974), Mexican former professional boxer
Rosalba Géraldine Bazán Ortíz (b. 1983), Mexican actress, singer, and anchorwoman
Mario Bazán (b. 1987), Peruvian runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase
Gonzalo Bazán, Argentine footballer
Francisco de Paula Bazán Landi (b. 1980), Peruvian goalkeeper
Leonid Anatolievich Bazan (b. 1985), Ukrainian-born Bulgarian two-time silver medalist freestyle wrestler
Jorge Bazán Lazarte (b. 1991), Peruvian footballer
Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851-1921), Spanish novelist, journalist, essayist, critic and scholar from Galicia
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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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies