| ![Show Contents]() Figueredo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The Galician/Portuguese name Figueredo is equivalent in Spanish to "fig tree" and is derived from the Latin word "ficus" which denotes "fig" or "fig tree." By extension, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of figs. However, some noted authors believe that Figueredo is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Figueredo comes from Portugal. In both places, the name is very old and their noble families used the same coat of arms. Early Origins of the Figueredo familyThe surname Figueredo was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. From Galicia some of the family went to León and Asturias. Early History of the Figueredo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Figueredo research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1277 and 1652 are included under the topic Early Figueredo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Figueredo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more. Early Notables of the Figueredo familyNotable bearers of the family name Figueredo were sixteenth century Spanish general Lope de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poet Francisco de Figueroa; seventeenth century Jesuit missionary and linguist Jerónimo Figueroa, who worked all his life among the indigenous peoples of Mexico; seventeenth century Spanish actor Roque de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poets, brothers Diego...
Another 54 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Figueredo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Figueredo RankingIn the United States, the name Figueredo is the 18,715th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Figueredo migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Figueredo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- María de Figueredo, who settled in the Spanish Main in 1538
| Contemporary Notables of the name Figueredo (post 1700) | + |
- Fernando Figueredo, first Cuban-American to serve in the Florida State Legislature; he was representative for Monroe County in 1885
- Mario Figueredo (b. 1926), Uruguayan cyclist
- Alfredo Figueredo Ricardo (b. 1952), Cuban volleyball player at the 1972 and 1967 Summer Olympics
- Eugenio Figueredo (b. 1932), Chilean association football executive and former footballer, President of CONMEBOL (2013-2014), President of the Uruguayan Football Association (1997-2006)
- Jorge Figueredo, Cuban executive vice president of human resources at McKesson Corporation
- Diego Antonio Figueredo Matiauda (b. 1982), Paraguayan footballer
- Hernán Figueredo Alonzo (b. 1985), Uruguayan footballer
- Candelaria Figueredo (b. 1852), Cuban patriot who fought in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain
- Pedro Felipe Figueredo (1818-1870), nicknamed Perucho, a Cuban poet, musician, and freedom fighter of the 19th century; he wrote the Cuban national anthem, El Himno de Bayamo, in 1867 but was captured during the war and executed on 17 August 1870, father of Candelaria Figueredo
- Ignacio Ventura Figueredo (b. 1899), Venezuelan folk musician and harpist
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Figueredo migration to the United States 
