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Early Origins of the Guimaraes family

The surname Guimaraes was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Guimaraes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guimaraes research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1469 is included under the topic Early Guimaraes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guimaraes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Qiumiro, Quimaro, Guimiro, Guimaro, Guimera, Guillermo and many more.

Early Notables of the Guimaraes family

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Migration of the Guimaraes family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bartolome Guillermo who immigrated to Cartagena in 1534; and Hernan Guillermo who arrived in Peru in 1555. Among later settlers was Cesar De Guillermo DeLasHeras who came to Puerto Rico in 1875..


Contemporary Notables of the name Guimaraes (post 1700) +

  • João B. Guimaraes (b. 1861), American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in SAINT Vincent, 1895-1910 1
  • Wesley Guimaraes (b. 1995), Brazilian actor
  • Walter Guimaraes (1913-1979), Brazilian footballer
  • Vitorino Maximo de Carvalho Guimaraes (1876-1957), Portuguese economist and politician
  • Ulysses Silveira Guimaraes (1916-1992), Brazilian politician and lawyer
  • Antonio Carlos Guimaraes (b. 1973), known as Tuca Guimarães, is a Brazilian football coach
  • Suely Guimaraes (b. 1957), Brazilian paralympic athlete, Gold and Bronze medal winner in the Paralympics Games in 1992, 2004 and bronze in 1996
  • Sonia Guimaraes (b. 1957), Brazilian Professor of Physics
  • Natalia Aparecida Guimaraes (b. 1984), Brazilian actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder
  • Nilo de Oliveira Guimaraes (b. 1954), Sao Tomean businessman and politician
  • ... (Another 31 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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