Taboada History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The surname Taboada was traced to Galicia, in the Province of Lugo, to the municipality of Taboada, where the name was originated. With time, the surname spread through other areas of the Spanish speaking world, in Spain and in the American continent. The term “taboada” comes from “tabla”, from the latin “tabula” that means “plank, a flat piece of wood, longer than wider and not too thick.” It is significant the fact that the region is known for its many sawmills and that the wood industry dates to very remote times. Another meaning given by specialists is that of “taboa” (“tabla”; lat. “tabula”), equivalent to the Spanish “tablada”, meaning “each of the spaces in which an orchard is divided for irrigation.” From the house of Taboada branched houses like the Bergaza (Lugo) from which sprung the notorious General Tabuada, victorious over the French at the battle of Cogarderas (Asturga), during the war for independence.

Early Origins of the Taboada family

The surname Taboada was first found in the Galicia region of Spain.

Early History of the Taboada family

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Taboada Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Taboada, Taba, Taboa, Tabuada, Taboadas and others.

Early Notables of the Taboada family

Notable bearers of the family name Taboada

Felipe Antonio Gil Taboada, Spanish prelate born at the bishopric of Lugo, in the 16th century, was Governor for the Supreme Council of Castille
Pedro Maria Taboada, from the Infantry, in 1799

Taboada migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Taboada Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lope Taboada, who landed in Peru in 1834 1
Alonso Taboada, who arrived in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1838 1
Jose Taboada, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1855 1
Lorenzo Taboada, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
Ramon Taboada, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1865 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Taboada (post 1700) +

Rodolfo Ares Taboada (1954-2023), Spanish politician, he served in the Basque Parliament from 1994 to 2009 and again from 2012 to 2016
Andrea Rica Taboada (b. 1984), Spanish four-time bronze medalist taekwondo
Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos (1736-1809), Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator, viceroy of New Granada in 1789, and viceroy of Peru (1789-1790)
Javier Taboada (b. 1935), Mexican Olympic cyclist in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Jesús Taboada (b. 1940), Argentine Olympic fencer at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Citations +

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)