Show ContentsNavarette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Navarette name is habitational surname from any of the places in La Rioja, Aragon, and Basque Country named Navarrete. The place names come from the Basque word "nava," or "naba," which means "plain near the mountains."

Early Origins of the Navarette family

The surname Navarette was first found in Rioja, where the knight (caballero) Pedro Rogriguez took on the name of the village of Navarrete.

Early History of the Navarette family

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Navarette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Navarrete, de Navarrete and others.

Early Notables of the Navarette family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

  • Don Manuel de Navarette y Rezaba, who was created Marquis de Tremolar on August 24, 1818

Navarette Ranking

In the United States, the name Navarette is the 14,226th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Migration of the Navarette family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Navarrete, who came to America in 1516; Luis Navarrete, who arrived in Venezuela sometime between 1525 and 1537; Pedro Navarrete, who arrived in Guatemala in 1584.


Contemporary Notables of the name Navarette (post 1700) +

  • George Navarette Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1972 [2]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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