Bautista History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Bautista comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. Some names are derived from the saints of the Christian Church, but many Spanish surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin as the Visigoths held Spain between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries and accordingly had a profound impact on the development of surnames.

Early Origins of the Bautista family

The surname Bautista was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Bautista family

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Bautista Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bautista, Batista, Baptista and others.

Early Notables of the Bautista family

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Bautista Ranking

In the United States, the name Bautista is the 1,640^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bautista is ranked the 8,771^st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Bautista migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bautista Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Isabel Bautista, who sailed to New Spain in 1536
Miguel Bautista, who sailed to Florida in 1538
Cristóbal Bautista, who sailed to Peru in 1579
Juana Bautista, who sailed to Peru in 1592 with her daughters Magdalena, Francisca, Juana, María and Catalina

Bautista Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Isabel Bautista, who landed in New Spain in 1836 3
Juan Bautista, who landed in Florida in 1838 3
Miguel Bautista, who arrived in Florida in 1838 3
Nariano Bautista, aged 37, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1846 3
Mariano Bautista, who sailed to New Orleans in 1846
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Bautista 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. 4

Bautista Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Juan Bautista, who sailed to Cuba in 1577

Contemporary Notables of the name Bautista (post 1700) +

Dave Bautista (b. 1969), American pro wrestler
Aurora Bautista (b. 1925), Spanish actress
Julian Bautista (1901-1961), Spanish pianist and composer
Álvaro Bautista (b. 1984), Spanish motorcyclist
Denny M. Bautista Germán (b. 1980), Dominican Republic former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Francisco Giants from 2004 to 2010
Lualhati Torres Bautista (1945-2023), Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic
Cirilo F. Bautista (1941-2018), Filipino poet, fictionist, critic and writer of nonfiction, awarded the National Artist of the Philippines award in 2014
Herminio "Butch" Bautista (1935-2017), also known as Arsenio Bautista, a Filipino comedian-director and politician, Member of Quezon City Council (1988–1991)
Reynaldo "Boom Boom" Bautista (b. 1986), Filipino professional boxer
José Bautista (b. 1964), Dominican-born Major League Baseball pitcher
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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