Sotelo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The original bearer of the name Sotelo, 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 Sotelo family originally lived in one of the numerous towns or villages named Soto. The place-name Soto is derived from the Spanish word "soto," which refers to a "thicket" or "grove." This word is itself derived from the Latin word "saltus," which refers to a pasture land containing a forest or wood.

Early Origins of the Sotelo family

The surname Sotelo was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Sotelo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sotelo research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1227 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Sotelo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sotelo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Soto, de Soto, Desoto, Sota, de Sota, de la Sota, Desota, Sotela, Sotelo, de Sotelo, Sotera, Sotero, Sotillo and many more.

Early Notables of the Sotelo family

Prominent among members of the family Domingo de Soto, 16th century Spanish theologian and professor at the University of Salamanca; 17th century Spanish actress Catalina Sotomayor; 19th century Honduran politician Marco Aurelio Soto; 19th century Spanish military officer Raimundo María Soto; 19th...
Another 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sotelo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sotelo Ranking

In the United States, the name Sotelo is the 2,991^st most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

Sotelo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sotelo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Hernando de Sotelo, who sailed to Peru in 1534
Pablo Sotelo, who sailed to Peru in 1563

Sotelo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hernando De Sotelo, who landed in Peru in 1834 2
Manuel Sotelo, aged 23, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1855 2
Jose Sotelo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
Pablo Sotelo, who landed in Peru in 1863 2
Payo Sotelo, who arrived in Peru in 1863 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sotelo (post 1700) +

Lori Sotelo, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2008 3
Julián Sotelo (b. 1965), retired male javelin thrower from Spain
Mauricio Sotelo (b. 1961), Spanish composer
Blessed Luis Sotelo (1574-1624), Spanish Franciscan friar who died as a martyr in Japan
Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain 1981-82
José Calvo Sotelo, Spanish politician and writer of the 1930s
Juan Ignacio Sánchez Sotelo (b. 1987), Argentine football forward
Miguel Sotelo, former Mexican Major League Baseball player
Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo (b. 1972), Mexican radio personality

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, November 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html