Alanzo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of Alanzo

What does the name Alanzo mean?

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Alanzo. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. Some names are derived from the saints of the Christian Church, but many Spanish surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin.

Early Origins of the Alanzo family

The surname Alanzo was first found in Leon, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Alphonse (1220-1271) was the Count of Poitou from 1225 and Count of Toulouse from 1249.

Early History of the Alanzo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alanzo research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1155, 1352 and 1519 are included under the topic Early Alanzo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Alanzo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alonso, Alfonso, Alefonso, Alifonso, Adefonso, Aldefonso, Adefonso, Afonso and many more.

Early Notables of the Alanzo family

was Pedro Alfonso, who translated the twelfth century "Scholar's Guide"; Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, steward of King Peter I in the mid fourteenth century; Ferrand Alonso de Merlo, a nobleman mentioned in the Libro Becerro of 1352-53; Alvaro Alonso, who...
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Alanzo migration to the United States +

Alanzo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Alanzo, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Alanzo (post 1700) +

Alanzo Adlam (b. 1989), Jamaican footballer who plays for Portmore United, as a striker

Sources +

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)