Botello History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Botello family

The surname Botello was first found in Castile, in north central Spain. The chroniclers, Arturo and Alberto García Carrafa, cite the surname Botello as originating with Martín Alonso Tello, the defender of the town of Alburquerque against the King of Castile Don Pedro I "the Cruel."His was held in such esteem that he was frequently called him "Buen Tello", which in Portuguese is "Boo Tello" or "Good Tello", from which two words this surname was formed. Therefore, the name Botello has an appellative origin, derived from a nickname given to its first bearer.

Alternatively, the name could have been an occupational surname. Such surnames derive from the work, trade or profession of the original bearer. In this case, the surname derives from the Portuguese "botelho" meaning "kelp, seaweed", and would signify "a gatherer of the kelp or seaweed". 1

Early History of the Botello family

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Botello Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Botello, Botella, Botlero, Botelo, Botela, Bottlero, Botllero, Botellos, Botellose, Bottello and many more.

Early Notables of the Botello family

Prominent among members of the family

Feliciano de la Mota Botello (1769-1830), an Argentine politician who became Governor of Tucumán, province in the years after the May Revolution
Narciso Botello (c. 1813-1889) was a chief of staff for Mexican General Joaquín Ramírez y Sesma before the Mexican-American War and was the first Southern California member of the California State Ass...

Botello Ranking

In the United States, the name Botello is the 5,169^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Botello migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Botello Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso Botello who settled in Florida in 1538

Botello Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Botello, who landed in America in 1814 3
Francisco Botello, who immigrated to Puerto Rico
Alonso De Botello, who landed in Florida in 1838 3
Hernando Botello, who arrived in America in 1838 3
Juan Botello, who landed in Florida in 1838 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Botello (post 1700) +

Jose Botello (b. 1976), retired American soccer player
Kate Botello, former American television personality
Trinidad Botello, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 34th District, 1996 4
Ángel Botello (1913-1986), Spanish-Puerto Rican painter, sculptor and graphic artist
Angel Botello (b. 1986), Spanish Painter and sculptor

Citations +

Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html