Show ContentsSan juan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname San juan. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez.

Early Origins of the San juan family

The surname San juan was first found in Castile, preeminent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the San juan family

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San juan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ibáñez, Ibañez, Ibánez, Ibanez, Ibán, Iban, Iváñez, Ivañez, Ivánez, Ivanez, Báñez, Bañez, Bánez, Banez, Fáñez, Fañez, Fánez, Fanez, Juan, Juanes, Juanas, Juano, Joanes, Juánez, Juanez, Yáñez, Yañez, Yánez and many more.

Early Notables of the San juan family

Prominent among members of the family were Pedro Yáñez Espiga and Fernán Ibáñez Baticela, who received a grant of land in the Repartimiento de Córdoba after that city was retaken from the Muslims in 1236; Gonzalo Yáñez de Meneses, who fought in the reconquest of Seville in 1248; Gonzalo Yáñez, who received a gift of land from King Alfonso X in 1257; Rodrigo Yáñez, author of the fourteenth century Leonese "Poem of Alfonso XI"; fifteenth century nobleman Alonso Yáñez Fajardo; Domingo Báñez, sixteenth...
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San juan Ranking

In the United States, the name San juan is the 17,578th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States San juan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

San juan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jeronimo Sanjuan, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1873 2
  • Jose Maria Sanjuan, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1878 2
San juan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Juan San Juan, aged 45, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Alfonso XIII" from Havana, Cuba 3
  • Constantine Sanjuan, aged 35, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Guiana" from West Indies 3
  • E. San Juan, aged 28, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Matanzas" from Cuba 3
  • Estansdao Sanjuan, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Matanzas" from Barry, England 3
  • Primitivo San Juan, aged 41, who arrived in New York in 1919 from Vera Cruz via Havana 3

Contemporary Notables of the name San juan (post 1700) +

  • Olga San Juan (1927-2009), American actress, dancer and comedian, active in films during the 1940s
  • Epifanio "E." San Juan Jr. (b. 1938), Filipino American literary academic
  • Rossana San Juan (b. 1969), Mexican actress and singer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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