Vaja History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Vaja family

The surname Vaja was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where they trace back as an ancient noble family. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Vaja family

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Vaja Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vaj, Vai, Del Vaja and others.

Early Notables of the Vaja family

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Vaja migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vaja Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frank Vaja, who settled in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1891

Vaja Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alois Vaja, who settled in Galveston, TX in 1906
Alois Vaja, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1906 1

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)