Noble surnames, such as Calvos, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Calvos, 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.
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Early Origins of the Calvos family
The surname Calvos was first found in Castile, preeminent among the northern Christian kingdoms of mediaeval Spain.
Early History of the Calvos family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Calvos research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Calvos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Calvos Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Calvo, Calva, Calvillo and others.
Early Notables of the Calvos family
were eighteenth century Cuban military officer Pedro José Calvo de la Puerta; nineteenth century Colombian politician Bartolomé Calvo; nineteenth century Argentinian diplomat Carlos Calvo; nineteenth century Bolivian... Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Calvos Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Calvos family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pedro Calvo de Barrientos, who accompanied Pizarro to Peru and later assisted Almagro on his journey to Chile. Some of the other migrants bearing this name were Bartolomé.
