De figueroa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of De figueroa

What does the name De figueroa mean?

The Galician/Portuguese name De figueroa is equivalent in Spanish to "fig tree" and is derived from the Latin word "ficus" which denotes "fig" or "fig tree." By extension, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of figs.

However, some noted authors believe that De figueroa is originally from Galicia, while others claim that De figueroa comes from Portugal. In both places, the name is very old and their noble families used the same coat of arms.

Early Origins of the De figueroa family

The surname De figueroa was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. From Galicia some of the family went to León and Asturias.

Early History of the De figueroa family

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De figueroa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more.

Early Notables of the De figueroa family

were sixteenth century Spanish general Lope de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poet Francisco de Figueroa; seventeenth century Jesuit missionary and linguist Jerónimo Figueroa, who worked all his life among the indigenous peoples of Mexico; seventeenth century Spanish actor Roque de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poets, brothers Diego and José Figueroa y Córdoba; and nineteenth...
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De figueroa migration to the United States +

De figueroa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Martin DeFigueroa, who landed in Spanish Main in 1835 1
Nuflo DeFigueroa, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
Pedro DeFigueroa, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
Rodrigo DeFigueroa, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
Miguel DeFigueroa, who arrived in Peru in 1837 1
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De figueroa 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. 2

De figueroa Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Diego DeFigueroa, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 1
Gonzalo DeFigueroa, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 1

Contemporary Notables of the name De figueroa (post 1700) +

Leonardo de Figueroa (1650-1730), Spanish architect
Mariano Pardo de Figueroa, Spanish writer

Sources +

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