Garci History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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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. Garci is thought to be a patronymic name formed from a now unknown medieval given name. An older Latin form of the surname was Garsea, but the roots of this name may well pre-date the Latin era and come from the Basque language.

Early Origins of the Garci family

The surname Garci was first found in Navarre, where the name is documented in the earliest records.

Early History of the Garci family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garci research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1134, 1150, 1775, 1800, 1805, 1808, 1825, 1827, 1829 and 1840 are included under the topic Early Garci History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Garci Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garcia, García, Garsea, Garsía, Garsia, Garcies, Guarsea, Guarseas, Garsías, Garsias, Gassía, Gassia, Garci, Garcés, Garces, Garcíaz, Garciaz, Garséaz, Garseaz, Gasset, Garcet, Gracía, Gracia and many more.

Early Notables of the Garci family

Prominent among members of the family were Count García of Navarre (d. 857), García I, king of Leon from 910-914, and García I of Navarre, who ruled 925-970. King García IV ruled Navarre from 1134-1150. Also of note were Gil Garcíez Dazagra, knight of the order of Santiago, Diego García de Paredes and Alvar García de Mendoza, who fought for Ferdinand and Isabella during the conquest...
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Migration of the Garci family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alejo García, who arrived in the New World in 1528 and explored Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. Lope García de Castro was Governor of Peru in the 1560s. Bartolomé.

Contemporary Notables of the name Garci (post 1700) +

Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450-1504), Spanish author