Guerra History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Guerra family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name.
Early Origins of the Guerra family
The surname Guerra was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.
Early History of the Guerra family
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Guerra Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Guerra, de Guerra, Guerro, Guerrero, Guerrera and others.
Early Notables of the Guerra family
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Guerra Ranking
In the United States, the name Guerra is the 625th most popular surname with an estimated 47,253 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Guerra is ranked the 3,023rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
Guerra migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Guerra Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
- Andrés de la Guerra, who sailed to America in 1511
- Francisco Guerra, moved to America in 1511
- Diego Guerra, who settled in America in 1512
- Hernando de Guerra, traveled to America in 1513
- Toribio Guerra, who settled in New Spain in 1535
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Guerra Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Alejo Guerra, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
- Andres DeLa Guerra, who arrived in America in 1811 3
- Diego Guerra, who landed in America in 1812 3
- Gregorio Guerra, who landed in America in 1813 3
- Hernando De Guerra, who arrived in America in 1813 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Guerra (post 1700) +
- Ibrahim Guerra (1944-2023), Venezuelan television director
- Víctor Felipe Paredes Guerra (1944-2022), Peruvian academic and politician, member of Cambia 90 and the Popular Force, he served in the Congress of the Republic of Peru from 1990 to 1992 and was its President from 1990 to 1991
- Severino Sérgio Estelita Guerra (1947-2014), Brazilian economist and politician
- Learco Guerra (1902-1963), Italian professional road racing cyclist
- Raquel Guerra (b. 1985), Portuguese singer and actress
- Gabriel Guerra (1847-1893), Mexican sculptor
- Ciro Guerra (b. 1981), Colombian film director and screenwriter
- Cástulo Guerra (b. 1945), Argentine actor
- Juan Luis Guerra (b. 1957), Dominican singer, songwriter and producer
- Raúl Guerra Garrido (1935-2022), Spanish writer, recipient of the 1975 Premio Nadal for Lectura insólita de El Capital and the 1984 Premio Planeta de Novela for La guerra del Wolfram
Historic Events for the Guerra family +
Arrow Air Flight 1285
- Mr. Richardo Guerra (1961-1985), American Private 1st Class from Ferndale, Michigan, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 4
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550