Encinas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The Spanish surname Encinas is of noble and ancient descent. It appears to be a surname of topographic origin for someone who lived by a "holm-oak." The name Encinas is originally derived from the Spanish word "encina," which in the region of Castile means "oak tree."

Early Origins of the Encinas family

The surname Encinas was first found in the province of Salamanca, in the ancient kingdom of Castile. Early records also show the Encinas family was present in Barcelona in the region of Catalonia in the early Middle Ageas.

Early History of the Encinas family

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Encinas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Encinas, Encina, Alsina, Encinar, Encinosa and others.

Early Notables of the Encinas family

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Encinas Ranking

In the United States, the name Encinas is the 11,390^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Encinas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Encinas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miguel De Encinas, who arrived in America in 1814 2
Gregorio De Encinas, who arrived in America in 1816 2
Francisco De Encinas, who landed in America in 1817 2
Juan De Encinas, who arrived in Peru in 1876 2
Hernando De Encinas, who landed in Peru in 1891 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Encinas (post 1700) +

Ernesto Encinas, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for California, 2012 3
José Luis Encinas, Spanish guitarist from Salamanca
Aintzane Encinas Gómez (b. 1988), Spanish football striker
Ramón Encinas (1893-1967), Spanish football manager
Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (b. 1954), Mexican politician, the 4th Head of Government of the Federal District from 2005 to 2006
Ramón Encinas Diéguez (b. 1918), local governor in Spain

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html