Cervantes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The prestigious surname Cervantes originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years.

Early Origins of the Cervantes family

The surname Cervantes was first found in Castile, a prominent Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Cervantes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cervantes research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1547, 1571, 1575, 1605, 1615 and 1616 are included under the topic Early Cervantes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cervantes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cervantes, de Cervantes, Cervántez and many more.

Early Notables of the Cervantes family

Prominent among members of the family

was sixteenth century writer and historian Francisco Cervantes de Salazar, who taught at universities both in Spain and in Mexico...
Of course the best known family member was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), illustrious author of "Don Quijote de la Mancha", Spain's most famous novel...
Born in Alcalá de Henares, near Madrid, he was the son of Rodrigo de Cervantes and Leonor de Cortinas, both of noble lineage...
Miguel de Cervantes died in April 1616, on the same day as William Shakespeare...
Another prominent family member was Agustín Ramón Cervantes, a nineteenth century Spanish military officer who served in Cuba and in Mexico...

Cervantes Ranking

In the United States, the name Cervantes is the 804^th most popular surname with an estimated 37,305 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Cervantes is ranked the 4,929^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Cervantes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cervantes Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Francisco de Cervantes, who sailed to Hispaniola in 1512
Juan de Cervantes, who sailed to America in 1514 with his family
Bernardo de Cervantes, who sailed to America in 1528
Francisco de Cervantes, who sailed to Veragua in 1535
Alexo de Cervantes, who sailed to New Spain in 1536
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Cervantes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco De Cervantes, who landed in Espanola in 1812 3
Juan De Cervantes, who landed in America in 1814 3
Bernardo De Cervantes, who arrived in America in 1828 3
Jose Maria Cervantes, who arrived in Texas in 1835 3
Angel Cervantes, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
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Cervantes 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

Cervantes Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Mr. Cervantes, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1838 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Cervantes (post 1700) +

Alfonso Juan Cervantes (1920-1983), American politician, the thirty-ninth Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
Lorna Dee Cervantes (b. 1954), award-winning Chicana-Native American poet who is considered one of the major Chicana poets of the past 40 years
Annabel Cervantes (b. 1969), Spanish-Catalan writer
Iván Cervantes (b. 1982), Spanish motorcycle enduro racer
Vicente de Cervantes (1755-1829), notable Spanish and Mexican physician and botanist
Francisco Cervantes (1514-1575), Spanish man of letters
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
Pedro Cervantes (1933-2020), Mexican sculptor who exhibited in Mexico and abroad
Juan de los Santos Madriz y Cervantes (1785-1852), Costa Rican politician
José Omar Cervantes (b. 1985), Mexican football striker
... (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