Arriaga History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Arriaga

What does the name Arriaga mean?

The distinguished surname Arriaga originates in Basque region of Spain. It was a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of stony soil, derived from the element "harri" or "arri", which mean "stone," plus the locative suffix "-aga", denoting "place of", collectively meaning "someone from a stony place".

Early Origins of the Arriaga family

The surname Arriaga was first found in the Basque country of Spain, as one of the oldest names with a manor house in Alza next to S. Sebastiao da Biscay, in the province of Guipuzcoa. A member of this lineage, Salvador de Arriaga, took part in the battle of the Navas de Tolosa, wounded in 1212, being among the five hundred children who fought in it.

From this early beginning, the family branched to Ustaroz (Roncal), Bera de Bidasoa (Navarre), Viscaya and Alava. Arriaga was located in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, province of Álava, Basque Country and was first reference in 1025. The Brotherhood of Arriaga, as it came to be known, existed until its dissolution in 1332. Arriaga is now part of the neighborhood of Lakua-Arriaga.

They descend from an ancient house known since the time of Garcia IV Sancho the Noble, king of Navarre from 1035 to 1054. Its members founded a house in Tafalla and several became barons (ricohombres) in Aragon, at the time of King James I the Conqueror in the 13th century.

Some of the family moved to Portugal where they were established in Alvalade and Coracao de Jesus (Lisbon) and one of whose contemporary descendant lines is represented by Don Manuel de Arriaga Brito, a resident of Lisbon (Portugal).

Early History of the Arriaga family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arriaga research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1164, 1169, 1564, 1585, 1592, 1606, 1612, 1615, 1622, 1667, 1800, 1858 and 1885 are included under the topic Early Arriaga History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arriaga Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arriaga, Ariaga, de Arrigo, de Arriaga and others.

Early Notables of the Arriaga family

include Pablo José Arriaga, SJ (1564-1622), a Spanish Jesuit missionary in South America. He was ordained in Peru in 1585. He later became Rector of the College of Arequipa, (1612-1615)
Rodrigo de Arriaga (1592-1667) was a Spanish philosopher, theologian and Jesuit. He was born in 1592, at Logroño in Castile. He joined the Society of Jesus on September 17, 1606, when he was 14 years...
On the more infamous side, Jesús Arriaga, better known as Chucho el Roto (1858-1885), was a Mexican bandit active in the late 1800s - his life story has been the basis of number of books, plays and ot...

Arriaga Ranking

the United States, the name Arriaga is the 3,865^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Arriaga migration to the United States +

Arriaga Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juna Batista Arriaga, aged 33, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cahawba" in 1854 2
L. Arriaga, aged 26, Portugese settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Asia" in 1861 2
Jose M. Arriaga, aged 40, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Mono Castle" in 1873 2
M. Arriaga, aged 37, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "California" in 1881 2
Manuel Arriaga, aged 32, Italian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Canada" in 1883 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Arriaga Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mateo Arriaga, aged 22, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Saint Paul" in 1905 2
Felix Arriaga, aged 35, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Furst Bismarck" in 1905 2
Manuel Arriaga, aged 21, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Saint Paul" in 1906 2
Nicolas Arriaga, aged 25, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Baltic" in 1906 2
Febi Arriaga, aged 30, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Philadelphia" in 1906 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Arriaga (post 1700) +

Pablo José Arriaga (1564-1622), Spanish Jesuit missionary
Mercedes Arriaga Flórez (b. 1960), Spanish philologist and writer
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806-1826), Basque-Spanish composer, nicknamed "the Spanish Mozart"
Joseba Arriaga (b. 1982), Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward
Ignacio J. Pérez Arriaga (b. 1948), Spanish professor of Engineering, Economics and Regulation of the Electric Power Sector, currently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ramón Arriaga (b. 1990), Mexican footballer
Ponciano Arriaga (1811-1865), Mexican politician
Marcia Arriaga (1955-1968), Mexican swimmer at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics
Justino Arriaga Rojas (b. 1979), Mexican politician, Mayor of Salamanca, Guanajuato from 2012 to 2015
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result