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Noble surnames, such as Galarza, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Galarza, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Galarza is a habitation name, which is a type of local surname that is derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.
The surname Galarza was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Galarza research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1274, 1440, 1507, 1563, 1617, 1618 and 1619 are included under the topic Early Galarza History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gallego, Gallegos and others.
Prominent among members of the family Fernando Gallego (c.1440-1507), a Spanish painter, his art is generally regarded as Hispano-Flemish in style, who decorated many churches in the regions of Leon and Extremadura...
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Galarza Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Galarza is the 3,828th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1