Show ContentsCasarez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The distinguished Spanish surname Casarez is of toponymic and locative origin. It is of toponymic origin when it is derived from the name of the place of residence of the original bearer; it is of locative origin when it is derived from a natural or man-made feature of the dwelling place of the initial bearer.

Early Origins of the Casarez family

The surname Casarez was first found in Castile, in north central Spain, although the name may have originated from various other places in the regions of Galicia, the Basque country or Andalucia.

Early History of the Casarez family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Casarez research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1493 and 1629 are included under the topic Early Casarez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Casarez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Casares, Casarez, Casare, Cazares and others.

Early Notables of the Casarez family

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Casarez Ranking

In the United States, the name Casarez is the 5,167th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Casarez family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonio De Casares and his wife Isabel de Ojeda de Casares who settled in New Spain in 1599. Later settlers included Felix Casares who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1836..


Contemporary Notables of the name Casarez (post 1700) +

  • Gloria Casarez (1971-2014), American civil rights leader and LGBT activist
  • Kenneth A. Casarez, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000
  • Andres A. Casarez, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 5th District, 1966
  • Thiare Casarez (b. 1993), Mexican parasport athlete at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
  • Jean Casarez (b. 1960), Mexican truTV correspondent of live daytime trial coverage


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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