| ![Show Contents]() Cevallos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The origins the old family name Cevallos can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Cevallos family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Cevallos was an occupational name for a knight or a knight's servant. Early Origins of the Cevallos familyThe surname Cevallos was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Early History of the Cevallos familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cevallos research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1535, 1560, 1572, 1644, 1645, 1656, 1670, 1679, 1697, 1703, 1704, 1707, 1740, 1800, 1816, 1829, 1839, 1862, 1876, 1880, 1886 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Cevallos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cevallos Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Caballero, Caballeros, Caballer, Caballé, Caballe, Caballería, Caballeria, Caballo, Caballos, de Caballos, Cavallo, Cavallos, de Cavallos, Cavallón, Cavallon, de Cavallón, de Cavallon, Cavallero, Cavallería and many more. Early Notables of the Cevallos familyProminent among members of the family - Francisco Cevallos, Spanish composer, active from 1535 to 1572 and was canon and musical director of the cathedral at Burgos. Among his compositions scattered throughout Spain, may be mentioned a fine...
Cevallos RankingIn the United States, the name Cevallos is the 17,835th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Cevallos migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cevallos Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Louis A. Cevallos, aged 31, who arrived in America from Quito, Ecuador, in 1905
- Alfredo Cevallos, aged 38, who arrived in America, in 1917
- Fernando Cevallos, aged 25, who arrived in America from Salinas, Ecuador, in 1918
- Pedro Perez Cevallos, aged 22, who arrived in America, in 1918
- Marcos Cevallos, aged 20, who arrived in America, in 1919
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- Pedro Antonio de Cevallos Cortés y Calderón (1715-1778), Spanish military Governor of Buenos Aires (1757-1766), the first Viceroy of the Río de la Plata in 1776
- Pedro Cevallos Guerra (1760-1840), Spanish statesman and diplomat, Chief Minister (1799-1808)
- Jorge Cevallos (b. 1994), Mexican Racing Driver
- Alejandro Manuel Cevallos Villaciencio (b. 1967), Ecuadorian football goalkeeper
- Marjorie Cevallos Vera (b. 1986), Miss World Ecuador 2008
- Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos (b. 1941), Mexican politician, President of the Mexican Senate
- José Francisco Cevallos Villavicencio (b. 1971), Ecuadorian retired football goalkeeper
- Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (b. 1935), Ecuadorian politician and political scientist, President of Ecuador (1988-1992)
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Cevallos migration to the United States 
