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![Show Contents]() Hernan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The distinguished Spanish surname Hernan is a proud sign of a rich and ancient heritage. 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. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century; the most common patronymic suffix being "ez." The Hernan name is derived from the Spanish elements "faro," meaning "journey" and "nano, " meaning "brave." Early Origins of the Hernan familyThe surname Hernan was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Much of the popularity of this name and its cognates is due to King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1198-1252) who, after leading much of the reconquest of Christian Spain from the Moors, was then canonized. Early History of the Hernan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hernan research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1536, 1576, 1604, 1636 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Hernan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hernan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fernández, Fernandez, Ferranz, Ferrándiz, Ferrandiz, Ferrández, Ferrandez, Fernandeiz, Federnandiz, Fredenandiz, Fredinandoz, Frenandoz, Fredelandez, Fredernandiz, Fernayz and many more. Early Notables of the Hernan familyProminent among members of the family was Asur Fernández, count of Monzon in the tenth century. Juan Fernández de Heredia, a fourteenth century Aragonese nobleman, was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers of Rhodes. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was Captain of the Spanish Infantry under Ferdinand and Isabella, and led his troops against the French in Italy in the early 1500s. Also of note were the Spanish artist Gregorio...
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 Hernan migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hernan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Frederig Hernan, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Hernan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan De Hernan, who arrived in New Spain in 1827 1
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Hernan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- J. Hernan, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Morning Star" in 1861
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Hernan Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Alonso Hernan, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1826 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hernan (post 1700) | + |
- James M. Hernan, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948 3
- Aarón Hernán (1930-2020), Mexican telenovela and film actor
- Charles Hernan Carreon (b. 1956), American trial attorney, best known for his involvement in a legal dispute between The Oatmeal webcomic and content aggregator FunnyJunk
- Hernan Gamboa (1946-2016), Venezuelan musician, composer and singer
- Hernan Espindola (b. 1994), Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Melbourne City FC
- Hernan Behn (b. 1920), Puerto Rican co-founder of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company in 1920 which later became International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT)
- Hernan Pereyra (b. 1970), Argentine cricketer
- Hernan Covarrubias Bernales (b. 1912), Chilean lawyer
- Hernan Cortez Vogenitz (1890-1967), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1918-21, 1928-30; Lisbon, 1921-22, 1923; Oporto, 1922-23; Funchal, 1923-24; Loanda, 1924; Progreso, 1924-28; Barbados, 1930-31 4
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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