Cuesta Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The noble Spanish surname Cuesta is local in origin, as it is derived from the place where the original bearer lived or once held land. The name Cuesta, is derived from a place name found at various locations throughout Spain, and denotes a slope or hill. The family name Cuesta, therefore, signifies simply "of or from Cuesta."

Cuesta Early Origins

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The surname Cuesta was first found in the Castilian province of Santander, in the district of Vecilla. However, evidence shows that the Cuesta family was also present in the regions of Leon, Aragon and their surrounding provinces.

Cuesta Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cuestas, Cueto, Cuesta and others.

Cuesta Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cuesta research. Another 374 words (27 lines of text) covering the year 1824 is included under the topic Early Cuesta History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cuesta Early Notables (pre 1700)

Con la Reconquista guerra con la que los cristianos bajo las órdenes del rey Fernando y la reina Isabel reconquistaron a España y expulsaron a los musulmanes invasores en el año 1492. Dentro de...

Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cuesta Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cuesta Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Sebastian DeLa Cuesta, who landed in America in 1817 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Alonso DeLa Cuesta, who arrived in America in 1828 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Antonio Cuesta, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1842 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Robert Cuesta, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Manuel Cuesta, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cuesta (post 1700)

Michael Cuesta (b. 1963), American film and television director
Henry Falcon Cuesta (1931-2003), American musician who was a member of The Lawrence Welk Show
Raimundo Fernández- Cuesta y Merelo (1897-1992), Spanish politician
Íñigo Cuesta López de Castro (b. 1969), former Spanish professional road bicycle racer
Gregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández deCelis (1741-1811), prominent Spanish general of the Peninsular War
Jorge Mateo Cuesta Porte-Petit (1903-1942), Mexican chemist and writer
Yamith Cuesta (b. 1989), Colombian footballer
Alfonso Cuesta y Cuesta (b. 1912), novelist and critic in Ecuador

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Citations

^ 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)

Other References

de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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