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![Show Contents]() Juanita History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Juanita. 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 the most common patronymic suffix is ez. Early Origins of the Juanita familyThe surname Juanita was first found in Castile, preeminent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain. Early History of the Juanita familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Juanita research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1094, 1236, 1248, 1257, 1644, 1700, 1709 and 1712 are included under the topic Early Juanita History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Juanita Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ibáñez, Ibañez, Ibánez, Ibanez, Ibán, Iban, Iváñez, Ivañez, Ivánez, Ivanez, Báñez, Bañez, Bánez, Banez, Fáñez, Fañez, Fánez, Fanez, Juan, Juanes, Juanas, Juano, Joanes, Juánez, Juanez, Yáñez, Yañez, Yánez and many more. Early Notables of the Juanita familyProminent among members of the family were Pedro Yáñez Espiga and Fernán Ibáñez Baticela, who received a grant of land in the Repartimiento de Córdoba after that city was retaken from the Muslims in 1236; Gonzalo Yáñez de Meneses, who fought in the reconquest of Seville in 1248; Gonzalo Yáñez, who received a gift of land from King Alfonso X in 1257; Rodrigo Yáñez, author of the fourteenth century Leonese "Poem of Alfonso XI"; fifteenth century nobleman Alonso Yáñez Fajardo; Domingo Báñez, sixteenth...
Another 82 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Juanita Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Juanita familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Martín Ibáñez de Vergara, who settled in America in 1528; Pedro Ibáñez de Mondragón, who settled in America in 1528; Martí.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Juanita (post 1700) | + |
- Autherine Juanita Lucy (1929-2022), American activist who was the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama, in 1956; she was expelled later that year which led to the university's President Oliver Carmichael's resignation, a clock tower was erected in her honor on its campus in 2010
- Delia Juanita Warrick (1945-2008), known as Dee Dee Warwick, an American soul singer, niece of Cissy Houston and the cousin of Whitney Houston
- Carole Juanita Keddy (b. 1937), former Canadian educator and political figure
- Juanita Coco (1975-1993), Australian child singer and actress, a regular on the talent and variety television show, Young Talent Time; she tragically died in a motor vehicle accident at the age of 17
- Juanita Suazo Dubray (b. 1930), also known as Juanita DuBray, a Native American potter from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
- Juanita Suazo Dubray (b. 1930), Native American potter
- Juanita "Nita" Gordon Lloyd Burnby (1923-2010), born Juanita Gordon Lloyd Thomas, a British pharmacist who was president of the British Society for the History of Pharmacy
- Juanita Leach, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004 1
- Juanita M. Crabb, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 1988 2
- Juanita Owens, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 3
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