Noble surnames, such as Devalenzuela, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Devalenzuela, which is a
local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of
Spain. In
Spain,
hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread.
Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Devalenzuela family originally lived in the place named Valenzuela. This place named is derived from the place-name
Valencia, and it means little
Valencia. The city of
Valencia is situated on the Guadalaviar (now Turia) river. The city was first named
Valencia de Campos by the king of Leon in 1150.
Early Origins of the Devalenzuela family
The surname Devalenzuela was first found in
Castile, and important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
Early History of the Devalenzuela family
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Devalenzuela Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Valenzuela, de Valenzuela, Valensuela, de Valensuela, Valenz, Valens, Valente, Valiente, Valentín, Valentin and many more.
Early Notables of the Devalenzuela family (pre 1700)
Prominent among members of the family were Fernando de Valenzuela, 1st Marquis of Villasierra, Grandee of
Spain, (1630-1692), a Spanish royal favourite and minister; seventeenth century Spanish ecclesiastic Juan Bautista Valenzuela Velázquez; seventeenth century Spanish statesman Fernando Valenzuela y Enciso; Juan de Valenzuela...
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Migration of the Devalenzuela family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Devalenzuela Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Diego DeValenzuela, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1835 [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) - Martin DeValenzuela, who arrived in Veragua in 1835 [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) - Francisco DeValenzuela, who arrived in Guatemala in 1838 [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)