Laguna History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Laguna family

The surname Laguna was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Laguna family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laguna research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1499 and 1559 are included under the topic Early Laguna History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Laguna Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Laguna, Lagua, Lagunas and others.

Early Notables of the Laguna family

Prominent among members of the family

Andrés Laguna de Segovia (1499-1559), Spanish humanist physician, pharmacologist , and botanist

Laguna Ranking

In the United States, the name Laguna is the 8,469^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Laguna migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laguna Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Diego de Laguna who arrived in Peru in 1588
Sebastian de Laguna who immigrated to Guatemala in 1592

Laguna Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Laguna Canedo who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1842
Jose Laguna, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1842 2
Lazaro Laguna Castilla immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1878

Laguna Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonie Laguna, aged 36, who settled in America from Havana, in 1905
Apollonio Laguna, aged 25, who landed in America from Belluno, Italy, in 1910
Anastasia Laguna, aged 27, who landed in America from Wiszownica, Galicia, in 1910
Angel Laguna, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States from Havana, Cuba, in 1912
Anna Laguna, aged 2, who landed in America from Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1918
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Laguna migration to West Indies +

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. 3

Laguna Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Ahm Laguna, who landed in Jamaica in 1740-1741 2
Jacob, Laguna Jr., who arrived in Jamaica in 1743 2
Rebecca Laguna, who landed in Jamaica in 1743 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Laguna (post 1700) +

Andrés Laguna de Segovia (1499-1559), Spanish humanist physician, pharmacologist, and botanist
Ismael Laguna Meneses (b. 1943), professional boxer from Panama
José Durand Laguna (1885-1965), Argentine footballer
Sofie Laguna (b. 1968), Australian actor and writer Sofie Laguna has worked in film, theater, and television as well as being a children's author

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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies