| ![Show Contents]() Covarrubias History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The distinguished Spanish surname Covarrubias is of toponymic origin, deriving from a place where the initial bearer once resided or held land. In this instance, the surname derives from a town of the same name in the province and diocese of Burgos. The town is situated on the margin of the river of the same name. It is of ancient origin and is the site of a building that once housed the royal archives, founded by Felipe III. Early Origins of the Covarrubias familyThe surname Covarrubias was first found in the ancient kingdom of Castile, an important region during the Middle Ages and the Christian Reconquest of Spain. Early History of the Covarrubias familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Covarrubias research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1488, 1539, 1570, 1613 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Covarrubias History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Covarrubias Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Covarrubia, Cobarubia, Corvarruvia and others. Early Notables of the Covarrubias familyProminent among bearers of the Covarrubias family name at this time was - Marcos de Covarrubias, who resided in Toledo in the early sixteenth century, and Pedro Covarrubias, an eloquent orator, who was born in Burgos in the second half of the fifteenth century...
- Alonso de Covarrubias (1488-1570) was a Spanish architect and architect at the end of the fifteenth century...
- Sebastián de Covarrubias (1539-1613) was a Spanish lexicographer, cryptographer, chaplain and writer...
Covarrubias RankingIn the United States, the name Covarrubias is the 5,796th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Covarrubias Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Catalina Covarrubias, who landed in New Spain in 1835 2
Covarrubias Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Rose De Covarrubias, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States from London England, in 1910
- Diego Covarrubias, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1918
- Miguel Covarrubias, aged 62, who settled in America from London, England, in 1918
- Rose Covarrubias, aged 21, who landed in America from London, England, in 1918
- Jose Covarrubias, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1924
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- Jose M. Covarrubias (1809-1870), American politician, Delegate to California State Constitutional Convention from San Luis Obispo District, 1849; Member of California State Assembly, 1849-50, 1851-52, 1853-54, 1855-58, 1860-62 3
- Jorge Covarrubias, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for California, 1996 3
- José María Covarrubias, American politician, Member of the California State Assembly (1860-1862)
- Francisco Pelayo Covarrubias (b. 1969), Mexican politician
- Francisco Covarrubias (1775-1850), Cuban actor and dramatist known as "the father of Cuban theatre"
- Juan Diego Covarrubias Aceves (b. 1987), Mexican actor
- Marcos Alberto Covarrubias Villaseñor (b. 1967), Mexican politician, Governor of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (2012-)
- Chalco Covarrubias (b. 1975), Argentine footballer
- Juan Carlos Covarrubias (b. 1961), Chilean footballer
- José Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), Mexican painter and caricaturist, ethnologist and art historian
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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