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![Show Contents]() De ortigosa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname De ortigosa. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. Early Origins of the De ortigosa familyThe surname De ortigosa was first found in Castile, in north central Spain. The name is thought to have been derived from the Latin urtica, which menas "nettle". Nettles are native to many places in Spain, especially in Castile, Andalusia and Murcia and in the New World in México and Latin America. Early History of the De ortigosa familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our De ortigosa research. Another 198 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1492, 1570, 1701, 1702 and 1873 are included under the topic Early De ortigosa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. De ortigosa Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ortega, Ortego, de Ortega, Hortega, de Hortega, Ortiga, Ortegal, Ortigal, Ortiguera, Ortigosa and many more. Early Notables of the De ortigosa familyProminent among members of the family were Juan de Ortega, first Bishop of Almeria (after 1492); eighteenth century Spanish painter Francisco Ortega; nineteenth century Mexican poet and politician Francisco Ortega; eighteenth century Archbishop of Mexico Juan Ortega Montáñez, who was named Viceroy and governed New Spain...
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 De ortigosa migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: De ortigosa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro DeOrtigosa, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
- 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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De ortigosa migration to the United States 
