Navarra History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Navarra.The original bearer of the name Navarra, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Navarra family originally lived in the northern Spanish province of Navarra. The place-name Navarra is derived from the Basque word "nava," or "naba," which means "plain near the mountains."

Early Origins of the Navarra family

The surname Navarra was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Navarra family

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Navarra Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Navarro, Navaro, Navarra, Navarre, Navarrolas and others.

Early Notables of the Navarra family

Notable bearers of the family name Navarra were sixteenth century Spanish engineer and officer Pedro Navarro; sixteenth century Spanish dramatist and actor Pedro Navarro; eighteenth century Spanish naval officer Juan José Navarro; Felipe Navarre, eighteenth century Spanish painter; nineteenth...
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Navarra Ranking

In the United States, the name Navarra is the 8,544^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Navarra migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Navarra Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jaime Navarra, aged 27, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1833 2
Isabel Navarra, who arrived in Mexico in 1836 2

Navarra Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angela Navarra, aged 4, who settled in America from Polasso S. Gero. Italy, in 1909
Annunziata Navarra, aged 6, who landed in America from Napoli, Italy, in 1911
Adelina Navarra, aged 18, who immigrated to America from S. Potitl, Italy, in 1911
Alessandro Navarra, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States from Melfi, Italy, in 1913
Alberto Navarra, aged 54, who landed in America from Castellamare, Sicily, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name Navarra (post 1700) +

Mosé Navarra (b. 1974), Italian tennis player from Loano
André-Nicolas Navarra (1911-1988), French cellist and cello teacher

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)