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Etymology of Aldrete

What does the name Aldrete mean?

The surname Aldrete is derived from the Spanish words "aldea", meaning "village", and "aldeorrio", meaning "little place, rural backwater." Another source claims the name is from Arabic "al-daya" meaning "owner of a small farm." 1

Early Origins of the Aldrete family

The surname Aldrete was first found in the capital city of Oviedo in Asturias in northern Spain. The name "originated with Count don Alderedo of the Conquest of Leon in 719. Alderetes founded homes in Galicia, Tordesillas, Toro, Valladolid, Salamanca, Olmedo, Toledo, Madrid, Aragon, and Andalucia." 1

Later, we found Don Martin de Alderete who died at the Battle of Najera in 1367. He is the ancestor of the noble Alderete family of Tordesillas and Olmedo in Valladolid, Castile and Leon.

Early History of the Aldrete family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aldrete research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1503, 1518, 1534, 1542, 1556, 1557, 1565, 1572, 1606, 1614, 1633, 1636, 1641 and 1653 are included under the topic Early Aldrete History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aldrete Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Aldrete include Alderete, Aldrete, Alderetes, Aldaret, Aldarete and many more.

Early Notables of the Aldrete family

were the Alderete family who were the Lords of Tordesillas in the 16th century, and one of their number Dom Pedro de Alderete constructed the famous Capilla de los Alderete (Chapel of the Alderete) in Tordesillas (photo attached). Don Pedro and Don Rodriguez Alderete are buried there in ornate tombs. The Palacio de los Alderete (The Alderete Palace) also still stands in Tordesillas. Many of the younger sons of the family went to Central and South America (as well as the Philippines) as conquistadors in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Jeronimo de Alderete y Mercado (c. 1518-1556) was named as 2nd Governor...
Another 180 words (13 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Aldrete Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aldrete migration to the United States +



Aldrete Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Salvador Alderete, aged 12, Mexican settler who arrived in New York in 1887 aboard the ship "Mexico" 2
  • Carlos Alderete, aged 14, Mexican settler who arrived in New York in 1887 aboard the ship "Mexico" 2
  • Manuel Alderete, aged 15, Mexican settler who arrived in New York in 1887 aboard the ship "Mexico" 2
Aldrete Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Josef Alderete, aged 38, Mexican settler who arrived in New York in 1912 aboard the ship "Lusitania" 2
  • Josef Aldrete, aged 38, originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, who arrived in New York in 1912 aboard the ship "Lusitania" from Liverpool, England 3
  • Samuel Alderete, aged 38, settler who arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "Lafayette" 2
  • Antonio Alderete, aged 37, Mexican settler who arrived in New York in 1933 aboard the ship "Siboney" 2
  • Gilbert Alderete, settler who arrived in New York in 1945 aboard the ship "Callan" 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Aldrete (post 1700) +

  • Mike Peter Aldrete (b. 1961), American Major League Baseball former player (1986-1996) and current bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Gregory S. Aldrete (b. 1966), American academic, writer and professor of history and humanistic studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
  • Adrián Aldrete Rodríguez (b. 1988), Mexican footballer, member of the Mexico National Team (2005-)
  • Jorge Antonio Aldrete, Mexican anesthesiologist who while working at the Denver Veterans Affairs Hospital developed Aldrete's scoring system in 1970, a commonly used scale for determining when postsurgical patients can be safely discharged from the post-anesthesia care unit
  • Jorge Aldrete Lobo (1940-2020), Mexican chess International Master (IM) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2006)
  1. Woods, Richard Donovan, Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States G. K. Hall, 1978. Digital
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result

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