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The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Navas.The original bearer of the name Navas, 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. The Navas family originally lived in the northern Spanish province of Navarra. The place-name Navarra is derived from the Basque word "nava," or "naba," which means "plain near the mountains."
The surname Navas was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Navas research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1180, 1229, 1238, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Navas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Navarro, Navaro, Navarra, Navarre, Navarrolas and others.
Notable bearers of the family name Navas were sixteenth century Spanish engineer and officer Pedro Navarro; sixteenth century Spanish dramatist and actor Pedro Navarro; eighteenth century Spanish naval officer Juan José Navarro; Felipe Navarre, eighteenth century Spanish painter; nineteenth...
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In the United States, the name Navas is the 11,331st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1