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![Show Contents]() Gaspar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gaspar familyThe surname Gaspar was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Early History of the Gaspar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gaspar research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1519, 1549, 1572, 1581, 1628, 1638 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Gaspar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gaspar Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gaspard, Gaspar, Jaspar, Gasparo, Gasparin and others. Early Notables of the Gaspar familyNotable in the family name was - Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572), Seigneur (Lord) de Châtillon, a French nobleman and admiral, best remembered as a disciplined Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion
Gaspar RankingIn the United States, the name Gaspar is the 5,994th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Gaspar is ranked the 2,990th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gaspar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bernard Gaspar, who arrived in Iowa in 1888 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gaspar Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Leslie Gaspar U.E., "Lesly, Jasper" who settled in Canada c. 1784 4
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- Kenneth E. "Boom" Gaspar (b. 1953), American musician. best known for his work with Pearl Jam as a piano/keyboard/organ player since 2002
- Bruno Miguel Boialvo Gaspar (b. 1993), Portuguese professional footballer
- Eduardo César Daude Gaspar (b. 1978), commonly known as Edu or Edu Gaspar, a retired Brazilian footballer, current General coordinator at the Brazil National Football Team
- Dalmo Gaspar (1932-2015), Brazilian footballer who played for Santos
- Ângelo Gaspar Martins (1930-2020), simply known as Ângelo, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica and the Portugal national team
- Alicia Gaspar de Alba (b. 1958), American scholar, cultural critic, novelist, and poet
- Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883-1974), Brazilian marshal, politician, and president of Brazil from 1946-1951
- Gaspar Enrique Páez (b. 1986), Argentine footballer
- Gaspar de Portolá i Rovira (1716-1786), Spanish soldier and administrator, explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey; governor of Las Californias and first Governor of Alta California (1768-1770)
- Gaspar Aguero Barreras (1873-1951), Cuban composer, pianist, and professor
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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