Spada History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Spada. The Spanish surname Spada is derived from the place name where the initial bearer lived or held land. In this instance it is derived from the name of a town located in the valley of Salazar, in the district of Aoiz (Navarre, Spain). Early Origins of the Spada familyThe surname Spada was first found in the Navarre-Basque region, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain. Early records show a presence of the Spada family in Pamplona, Navarre. Early History of the Spada familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spada research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1401, 1403 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Spada History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Spada Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Esparsa, Esparse, Esparta, Espara, Espasa, Spada, Spata, Espada, Espadas and many more. Early Notables of the Spada familyProminent among bearers of the family name at this time was Sgouros Bova Spata (Zgur) (1400-1403), Lord of Arta briefly in 1400, Lord of Angelokastron until his death... Spada RankingIn the United States, the name Spada is the 13,640th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Spada familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Rafael De Esparza who came to New Spain in 1578; and Carlos De Esparza who arrived in Ecuador in 1582. Among later settlers was Ramon Esparza Orduna who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1858..
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