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Early Origins of the Orive family

The surname Orive was first found in Navarre, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.

Early History of the Orive family

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Orive Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oriz, Oritz, Orizandt, Orizin and others.

Early Notables of the Orive family

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Migration of the Orive family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alfredo Oritz, aged 8, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1896; and Carmen Oritz, aged 10, who arrived at Ellis Island from Havana, Cuba in 1923.


Contemporary Notables of the name Orive (post 1700) +

  • María Cristina Orive (1930-2017), Guatemalan photojournalist


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