De ortega History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname De ortega. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.

Early Origins of the De ortega family

The surname De ortega was first found in Castile, in north central Spain. The name is thought to have been derived from the Latin urtica, which menas "nettle". Nettles are native to many places in Spain, especially in Castile, Andalusia and Murcia and in the New World in México and Latin America.

Early History of the De ortega family

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De ortega Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ortega, Ortego, de Ortega, Hortega, de Hortega, Ortiga, Ortegal, Ortigal, Ortiguera, Ortigosa and many more.

Early Notables of the De ortega family

Prominent among members of the family

were Juan de Ortega, first Bishop of Almeria (after 1492)
Fermín de Ortega Molina, created Marquis of San Fernando in 1873

De ortega migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De ortega Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco DeOrtega, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
Juan DeOrtega, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
Hernando DeOrtega, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1
Pedro DeOrtega, who landed in New Spain in 1836 1
Mateo DeOrtega, who arrived in New Spain in 1838 1

De ortega 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. 2

De ortega Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Alonso DeOrtega, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 1
Ana DeOrtega, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1838 1
Diego DeOrtega, who landed in Cuba in 1838 1

Citations +

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