Show ContentsDeguevara History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Deguevara, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Deguevara, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Deguevara family

The surname Deguevara was first found in Navarre, in northern Spain.

Early History of the Deguevara family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deguevara research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1135, 1481, 1516, 1545, 1566, 1597, 1644 and 1658 are included under the topic Early Deguevara History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Deguevara Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guevara, de Guevara, Guevera, de Guevera, Guebara and many more.

Early Notables of the Deguevara family

Prominent among members of the family Antonio de Guevara (c.1481-1545), the Spanish chronicler and moralist; Inigo Velez de Guevara (1566-1644), 7th Count of Onate and Count of Villamediana, a Spanish political figure, played an important role in the Thirty Years War...
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United States Deguevara migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deguevara Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alonso DeGuevara, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
  • Inigo DeGuevara, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
  • Juan DeGuevara, who arrived in Peru in 1835 1
  • Luis DeGuevara, who landed in Cartagena in 1835 1
  • Maria DeGuevara, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1


  1. 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)


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