| ![Show Contents]() Leyva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain Early Origins of the Leyva familyThe surname Leyva was first found in Castile, in north central Spain. Early History of the Leyva familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leyva research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1495, 1521, 1525, 1528, 1536, 1563, 1564, 1574, 1578, 1630 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Leyva History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leyva Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leiva, Leyva, Leifa, Lieva, Leyba and others. Early Notables of the Leyva familyProminent among members of the family - Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli, Count of Monza (1480-1536) was a Spanish general during the Italian Wars. During the Italian War of 1521, he commanded Pavia during the siege of...
Leyva RankingIn the United States, the name Leyva is the 2,453rd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Leyva Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Juan De Leyva who settled in Venezuela in 1534
Leyva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan De Leyva, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 2
- Damaso De Leyva, who landed in New Spain in 1861 2
Leyva Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Rita Leyva, aged 36, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1907
- Esteban Leyva, aged 19, who landed in America from San Luis, Cuba, in 1910
- Sara Rosa Leyva, aged 43, who landed in America from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1911
- Aurelio Leyva, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1911
- Leonor Leyva, aged 32, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1915
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Leyva (post 1700) | + |
- Danell Leyva Gonzalez (b. 1991), Cuban-American gymnast
- Nicholas Tomas Leyva (b. 1953), American third base coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pío Leyva (1917-2006), Cuban singer and the author of the well-known guaracha El Mentiroso ("The Liar")
- Gabriel Omar Briceño Leyva (b. 1978), Mexican footballer
- Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera (1940-2021), Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Baja California from 1983 to 1989
- "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)
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Leyva migration to the United States 
