Quintana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Quintana family

The surname Quintana was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. The family were originally a noble family from Spain at Duegnas. The heads of this family in Spain in 1660 were the Marques de Quintana del Marco of Galicia and the Marques de Quintana de las Torres, a Caballero of Calatrava.

Early History of the Quintana family

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Quintana Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quintana, Quintano, Quintanna, Quintanni, Quinta, Quinto, De Quinta and many more.

Early Notables of the Quintana family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

Quintana of Siciily

Quintana Ranking

In the United States, the name Quintana is the 1,353^rd most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 1

Quintana migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Quintana Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Pedro de Quintana, who sailed to San Juan Island in 1512
Andrés de Quintana, who sailed to Venezuela in 1534
Diego Quintana, who settled in New Spain in 1566
Juan de Quintana, who sailed to Peru in 1576

Quintana Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Domingo Quintana, who settled in New Orleans in 1779

Quintana Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro De Quintana, who arrived in San Juan Island in 1812 2
Antonio Quintana, who arrived in New Orleans in 1829
Coretta Quintana, who arrived in New Orleans in 1829
Antonio Quintana, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Miguel Quintana, aged 42, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1830 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Quintana (post 1700) +

Brian Quintana (b. 1968), American Hollywood film producer
Leroy V. Quintana (b. 1944), American poet and educator
Rose M. Quintana, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000, 2004 3
Pye Quintana, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972 3
Jorge A. Quintana, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 2008 3
Ceferino Quintana, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1940 3
Paula Ximena Quintana Meléndez (1956-2023), Chilean sociologist, academic, and politician, Councilor of Valparaíso (2012-2016)
Andrés Quintana (1777-1812), Spanish missionary in California
Rosita Quintana (1925-2021), Argentine-Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter, one of the top leading ladies of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, she received the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences' Golden Ariel Award for career achievements
Alfredo Eduardo Quintana Bravo (1988-2021), Cuban-born Portuguese handballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html