Devalle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of Devalle

What does the name Devalle mean?

The original bearer of the name Devalle, 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. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Devalle family lived near a valley. There is also a place-name Valle in Santander, which is in northern Spain. The place-name is derived form the Spanish word valle, the English valley and the French vallee, which all derive from the Latin word vallis.

Early Origins of the Devalle family

The surname Devalle was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Devalle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Devalle research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1191 is included under the topic Early Devalle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Devalle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valle, del Valle, Vallés, Valles, de Valles, Vallecillo, Vallejo, de Vallejo, Vallejos and many more.

Early Notables of the Devalle family

were sixteenth century doctor Francisco Vallés, physician to King Philip II; seventeenth century Spanish actress María Antonia Vallejo Fernández; seventeenth century Peruvian poet Juan del Valle y Caviedes; eighteenth century Spanish politician and diplomat Antonio Valle Hernández; nineteenth century Guatemalan writer José Cecilio del Valle; nineteenth century Argentinian painter Angel del Valle; nineteenth...
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Devalle migration to the United States +

Devalle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andres DeValle, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1
Bartolome DeValle, who landed in New Spain in 1836 1
Mrs. D. C. de Valle, aged 45, who landed in America, in 1893

Devalle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Donna J. De Valle, aged 41, who immigrated to America from Madrid, Spain, in 1909
Donna J. De Valle, aged 41, who settled in America from Madrid, Spain, in 1909
Auguste de Valle, aged 41, who landed in America from Barcelone, Spain, in 1914
Orlando de Valle, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1924

Devalle 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

Devalle Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Isaac Devalle, who arrived in Jamaica in 1741 1

The Devalle Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: El que mas vale. No vale tanto como valle vale

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