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Early Origins of the Escobedo family

The surname Escobedo was first found in Andalucia, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Escobedo family

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Escobedo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Escobar, Escobado and others.

Early Notables of the Escobedo family

Notable bearers of the family name Escobedo Antonio Escobar y Mendoza (1589-1669) Spanish leading ethicist of his time, born at Valladolid in Castile; Pedro de Escobar (c. 1465-1535), a.k.a. Pedro do Porto, a Portuguese composer of...
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Escobedo Ranking

In the United States, the name Escobedo is the 2,109th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1


United States Escobedo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Escobedo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gonzalo De Escobedo, who landed in America in 1817 2
  • Bartolo Escobedo, who landed in Texas in 1835 2
  • Gonzalo Escobedo, who arrived in America in 1852 2
Escobedo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Valentine Escobedo, aged 15, who landed in America from Havana, in 1905
  • Jose' Farrada Escobedo, aged 15, who landed in America from Grande, Spain, in 1916
  • Abraham Escobedo, aged 39, who settled in America from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1919
  • Francisco Escobedo, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Puebla, Mexico, in 1919
  • Jose Escobedo, aged 42, who landed in America from Cienfuegos, Cuba, in 1922
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Contemporary Notables of the name Escobedo (post 1700) +

  • Anna Escobedo Cabral (b. 1959), the 42nd Treasurer of the United States
  • Eduardo Escobedo (b. 1984), Mexican professional boxer, current WBC Silver Super Featherweight Champion
  • Mariano Escobedo (1826-1902), Mexican army general
  • Marcos Escobedo (1784-1833), Mexican military commander in the Mexican War of Independence, Mayor of Colotlán, Jalisco
  • Helen Escobedo (1934-2010), Mexican sculptor and installation artist
  • Anna Escobedo Cabral (b. 1959), American diplomat, 42nd Treasurer of the United States (2005 to 2009)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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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