Alvaringa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Portugal

Etymology of Alvaringa

What does the name Alvaringa mean?

The surname Alvaringa is of local origin, that is, it is a surname derived from the place of origin of the initial bearer. In this case, the surname is derived from the place name Alvarenga in Beira, Portugal, where the ancestral seat of this family was found. It is possible that the place name is derived from the same root as the Spanish word "albar," which means "a white hilly area."

Early Origins of the Alvaringa family

The surname Alvaringa was first found in the district of Alvarenga in the province of Beira in Portugal.

Early History of the Alvaringa family

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Alvaringa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alvarenga, Albarenga, Alvaringa, De Alvarenga and others.

Early Notables of the Alvaringa family

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Alvaringa migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 1

Alvaringa Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Ester DaCosta Alvaringa, who arrived in Jamaica in 1742 2
Rachael DaCosta Alvaringa, who arrived in Jamaica in 1742 2
Esther DaCosta and Rachael Alvaringa, who are on record in Jamaica in 1762
Esther DaCosta Alvaringa, who arrived in Jamaica in 1762 2
Rachael Alvaringa, who landed in Jamaica in 1762 2

Sources +

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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)