| ![Show Contents]() Hortega History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Hortega. 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 and were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. Early Origins of the Hortega familyThe surname Hortega was first found in Castile, in north central Spain. The name is thought to have been derived from the Latin urtica, which menas "nettle". Nettles are native to many places in Spain, especially in Castile, Andalusia and Murcia and in the New World in México and Latin America. Early History of the Hortega familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hortega research. Another 198 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1492, 1570, 1701, 1702 and 1873 are included under the topic Early Hortega History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hortega Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ortega, Ortego, de Ortega, Hortega, de Hortega, Ortiga, Ortegal, Ortigal, Ortiguera, Ortigosa and many more. Early Notables of the Hortega familyProminent among members of the family were Juan de Ortega, first Bishop of Almeria (after 1492); eighteenth century Spanish painter Francisco Ortega; nineteenth century Mexican poet and politician Francisco Ortega; eighteenth century Archbishop of Mexico Juan Ortega Montáñez, who was named Viceroy and governed New Spain...
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 Hortega migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hortega Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Hernando Hortega, to New Spain in 1535
Hortega Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Hernando Hortega, who landed in New Spain in 1835 1
- 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)
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Hortega migration to the United States 
