Show ContentsCarreno History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The noble Spanish surname Carreno is of toponymic origin, as it is derived from a particular place name near which the original bearer lived or held land. In this instance, the surname is derived from the place name Carreno and, thus, the surname Carreno denotes "one from Carreno." The place name Carreño is derived from the word "carrena" which is a term used in the region of Leon for a "vine shoot with clusters of grapes."

Early Origins of the Carreno family

The surname Carreno was first found in the district of Oviedo in the northern province of Asturias. The earliest reference to the surname Carreno is of Antonio Carreño y Sanchez who was born in Cehegin in 1574.

Early History of the Carreno family

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Carreno Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Carreno, Carreño and others.

Early Notables of the Carreno family

Prominent among bearers of the Carreno family name at this time was

  • Diego Carreno Marin who was a member of the Order of Santiago in 1688

Carreno Ranking

In the United States, the name Carreno is the 8,762nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Carreno migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carreno Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Carreno, who arrived in America in 1810 2
  • Juan Carreno, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
  • Garcia Carreno, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 2
  • Gregorio Carreno, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2

West Indies Carreno 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. 3
Carreno Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
  • Rodrigo Carreno, who landed in Cuba in 1877 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Carreno (post 1700) +

  • José Manuel Carreño (b. 1968), retired Cuban ballet dancer who performed as a principal dancer with the English National Ballet, Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre
  • Pablo Carreño Busta (b. 1991), Spanish professional tennis player
  • José Suárez Carreño (1915-2002), Spanish writer
  • José Suárez Carreño, Spanish novelist
  • Jose Maria Carreño Blanco (1792-1849), Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela in 1835 and in 1837
  • José Daniel Carreño Izquierdo (b. 1963), Uruguayan football manager
  • Juan Carreño López (b. 1968), retired Chilean football forward
  • Inocente Carreño (b. 1919), Venezuelan composer and academic
  • José Carreño (b. 1947), Ecuadorian painter
  • María Teresa Carreño García de Sena (1853-1917), Venezuelan pianist, singer, composer, and conductor
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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