Bermúdez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The distinguished surname Bermúdez comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. It is a patronymic surname that is derived from the given name Bermudo. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. Some names are derived from the saints of the Christian Church, but many Spanish surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin. The Visigoths, who ruled Spain between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries had a profound impact on the development of surnames.

Early Origins of the Bermúdez family

The surname Bermúdez was first found in Galicia, where the Celts and the Swabians, a Germanic tribe, had settled.

Early History of the Bermúdez family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bermúdez research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1001, 1042, 1045, 1051, 1495, 1505, 1519, 1530, 1537, 1558, 1570, 1585, 1599, 1605 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Bermúdez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bermúdez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bermúdez, Bermudez, Bermudes, Bermúdiz, Bermudiz, Bermudo, Bermúndez, Bermundez, Vermúdez, Vermudez, Vermudo, Vermúndez and many more.

Early Notables of the Bermúdez family

Prominent among members of the family

Fernando Bermúdez (died c. 978), the second Count of Cea, was the son of Bermudo Núñez and his wife Argilo, Cristina Bermúdez (c. 982-1051), was an infanta of León, daughter of King Bermudo II and his...
Juan de Bermúdez (died 1570) was a Spanish navigator of the 16th century. In 1505, while sailing back to Spain from a provisioning voyage to Hispaniola in the ship La Garça (or Garza), he discovered B...
Pedro Bermúdez (1558-1605) was a Spanish composer and chapel master, who has been recognized as one of the most outstanding polyphonists in the New World. Bartolomé Bermúdez, knighted by King Charles...

Bermúdez Ranking

In the United States, the name Bermúdez is the 1,939^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1

Bermúdez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bermúdez Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Baltasar Bermúdez, who voyaged to the New World with Diego Velázquez, and Rodrigo Bermudez, who arrived in America in 1512
Juan Bermúdez, who named the islands of Bermuda when he claimed them for Spain after being shipwrecked there in 1522
Ana Bermúdez, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1534
Antonio Bermúdez, who arrived in Cartagena in 1534
Antonio Bermúdez, who arrived in New Spain in 1535
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Bermúdez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rodrigo Bermudez, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Antonio Bermúdez, an early conquistador who settled in Colombia and founded several cities there
Fco C Bermudez, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1823 2
Francisco Bermudez, aged 60, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1823 2
Ana Bermudez, who landed in Spanish Main in 1834 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bermúdez (post 1700) +

Francisco Remigio Morales Bermúdez Cerruti (1921-2022), Peruvian politician and general, de facto President of Peru between 1975 and 1980
Lía Bermúdez (1930-2021), Venezuelan sculptor, born in Caracas
Jorge Bermúdez, Argentine painter
Ricardo J Bermúdez, Panamanian poet and politician
Wáshington P Bermúdez, Uruguayan poet and humorist
Francisco Plata Bermudez (b. 1915), Colombian lawyer and politician
Francisco Morales Bermúdez (b. 1921), former Prime Minister of Peru

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)