Carvajal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Portugal

Carvajal is a Portuguese topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The name Carvajal is derived from the Portuguese word 'carvalho,' which means oak, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a prominent oak or oak grove.

Early Origins of the Carvajal family

The surname Carvajal was first found in the Portuguese town of Penacova, which lies at the foot of the Carvalho Mountains. However, the name is also known in the Spanish town of Carballo, which lies close to the Portuguese border, in the province of Galicia.

The founding father of the family is thought to have been Bartolomeu Domingues, who owned the estate of Carvalho. The grandson of Bartolomeu, Fernao Gomes de Carvalho, was an attendant to Prince Alfonso, son of King Dinis.

Early History of the Carvajal family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carvajal research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1590, 1659, 1699, 1750, 1755, 1777 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Carvajal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Carvajal Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Caravalho, Carvalho, Carbajal, Carvajal, Carbajal and others.

Early Notables of the Carvajal family

Prominent members of the family include

Antonio Fernandez Carvajal (c.1590-1659), a Portuguese-Jewish merchant, who became the first endenizened English Jew

Carvajal Ranking

In the United States, the name Carvajal is the 7,290^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Carvajal migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carvajal Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alberto De Carvajal, who landed in America in 1812 2
Alonso De Carvajal, who landed in America in 1812 2
Francisco De Carvajal, who landed in America in 1816 2
Bartolome De Carvajal, who arrived in America in 1827 2
Gonzalo De Carvajal, who landed in America in 1827 2
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Carvajal 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

Carvajal Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Alonso Carvajal, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1836 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Carvajal (post 1700) +

Marcos José Carvajal (1984-2018), Venezuelan Major League Baseball relief pitcher
Tomás José González- Carvajal (1753-1834), Spanish poet and statesman
Patricio Carvajal (1916-1994), Chilean admiral
Rafael Carvajal (1818-1881), President of Ecuador in 1865
Melitón Carvajal, Peruvian naval officer
Marcos Carvajal (b. 1984), baseball player
Máximo Carvajal (1935-2006), Chilean comic book artist
José de Carvajal y Lancáster (1698-1754), Spanish statesman
José de Carvajal y Hué (1835-1899), Spanish lawyer, economist and politician
Iván Carvajal (b. 1948), Ecuadorian poet, philosopher and writer
... (Another 7 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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies