Ugalde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The noble Spanish surname Ugalde is of local origin, being derived from a topographical feature near to where the original bearer once dwelled or owned land. In this instance, the surname Ugalde is derived from the Basque word "uhalde" meaning "river bank or beach." Thus the surname Ugalde signifies "dweller by a particular or important river bank or beach."

Early Origins of the Ugalde family

The surname Ugalde was first found in the district of Vergara in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa. The earliest reference to the surname Ugalde is from 1626 when Dominco de Ugalde, from the house of Elgueta, was ennobled.

Early History of the Ugalde family

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Ugalde Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ugalde, Ulgades, Ulhalde and others.

Early Notables of the Ugalde family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

Juan de Ugalde e Ibanez, who was recognized as a noble by the Chancellery of Valladolid in 1745

Ugalde Ranking

In the United States, the name Ugalde is the 14,450^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ugalde migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ugalde Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jesus Ugalde Real, an emigrant to Puerto Rico where he then settled in 1860
Jesus Ugalde, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ugalde (post 1700) +

Unax Ugalde (b. 1978), Spanish actor born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain, in the Basque country
Antonio Ugalde (b. 1976), Spanish handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
Gastón Ugalde (1944-2023), Bolivian artist and recipient of the Konex Award in 2002
Juan de Ugalde (1729-1816), commanding general of Texas, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Nuevo Santander
Luis Carlos Ugalde (b. 1966), Mexican scholar who served as president of the Federal Electoral Institute from 2003 to 2007
Dinora Abán Ugalde (b. 1980), Mexican-born singer
Francisco Ugalde Pardo (b. 1903), Spanish chemist

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)