Higuera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Portugal
Spain

The Galician/Portuguese name Higuera is equivalent in Spanish to "fig tree" and is derived from the Latin word "ficus" which denotes "fig" or "fig tree." By extension, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of figs.

However, some noted authors believe that Higuera is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Higuera comes from Portugal. In both places, the name is very old and their noble families used the same coat of arms.

Early Origins of the Higuera family

The surname Higuera was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. From Galicia some of the family went to León and Asturias.

Early History of the Higuera family

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Higuera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more.

Early Notables of the Higuera family

Notable bearers of the family name Higuera were sixteenth century Spanish general Lope de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poet Francisco de Figueroa; seventeenth century Jesuit missionary and linguist Jerónimo Figueroa, who worked all his life among the indigenous peoples of Mexico; seventeenth century Spanish actor Roque de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poets, brothers Diego...
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Higuera Ranking

In the United States, the name Higuera is the 13,759^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Higuera migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Higuera Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Gonzalo de la Higuera, who settled in America in 1512
Andrés Higuera, who settled in Cartagena in 1535
Pedro Higuera, who settled in Peru in 1579

Higuera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gonzalo DeLa Higuera, who landed in America in 1812 2
Andres Higuera, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835 2
Pedro Higuera, who arrived in Peru in 1889 2

Higuera Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joaquin Higuera, aged 18, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1907
Felipe Higuera, aged 37, who immigrated to America from Miera Santander, Spain, in 1908
Cypriano Higuera, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Santander, Spain, in 1909
Antonio Higuera, aged 30, who landed in America from Barcelona, Spain, in 1910
Felisa Higuera, aged 4, who landed in America from Ciera, Spain, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Higuera (post 1700) +

Francisco Higuera Fernández (b. 1965), retired Spanish footballer
Gabriel Montalvo Higuera (1930-2006), Colombian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church
Karen Alicia Higuera Contreras (b. 1991), Mexican beauty pageant titleholder
Teodoro Higuera Valenzuela (b. 1958), Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)