| ![Show Contents]() Guarsea History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Portugal Spain The Guarsea surname is an old Portuguese patronymic surname, derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Guarsea is thought to be a patronymic name formed from a now unknown medieval given name. An older Latin form of the surname was Garsea, the roots of which may well pre-date the Latin era and come from the Basque language. Early Origins of the Guarsea familyThe surname Guarsea was first found in Navarre, where the name is documented in the earliest records. Early History of the Guarsea familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guarsea research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1134, 1150 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Guarsea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Guarsea Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Guarsea familyProminent members of the family include 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...
Another 66 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Guarsea Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Guarsea familySome 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.
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