Ordoñez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Ordoñez family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were 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 one of the most common patronymic suffix is "iz." The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The name Ordoñez is derived from the Latin personal name Fortunio, which means fortunate.

Early Origins of the Ordoñez family

The surname Ordoñez was first found in Asturias, where the Christian Reconquest of the Iberian peninsula began in the eighth century. One of the earliest records of the family was Sancho Ordóñez (c. 895 - 929), King of Galicia from 926 and until his death in 929. He was the eldest son of Ordoño II, (c. 873-924) who king of Galicia from 910, and king of Galicia and León from 914 until his death.

Later, Sancho Ordóñez (before 1042- c.1080), a count who lived in the 11th-century. His father was Ordoño Bermúdez, an illegitimate son of King Bermudo II of León.

Early History of the Ordoñez family

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Ordoñez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ortiz, Hortiz, Fortiz, Fortes, Hortóñez, Hortoñez, Ordóñez, Ordoñez and many more.

Early Notables of the Ordoñez family

Prominent among members of the family were García Ordóñez, Count of Nájera in the late eleventh century; Garci Ordóñez de Villamayor, a twelfth century Aragonese nobleman; Elfa Ortiz, a noblewoman of Albarracin and her son García (in 1227 his brother was betrothed to the daughter of the King of Navarre; if his brother died García would marry her). Also of note were Alonso Ortiz (1455-1503), a Spanish humanist writer, Canon of Toledo in 1500; Bartolomé Ordóñez (c. 1480-1520), a Spanish sculptor who lived much of his life...
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Ordoñez Ranking

In the United States, the name Ordoñez is the 4,021^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Ordoñez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ordoñez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alejandro Ordonez, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1812 2
Hernando Ordonez, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Alonso Ordonez, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 2
Francisco Ordonez, who landed in Peru in 1834 2
Sancho Ordonez, who arrived in Columbia in 1836 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ordoñez (post 1700) +

Alberto J Ordóñez, American lawyer
Antonio Ordóñez Araujo (1932-1998), famous Spanish bullfighter
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez, Spanish Foreign Minister
Florentino Domínguez Ordoñez (1962-2020), Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Josefa Ordonez (1728-1792), Mexican actress and courtesan
José Batlle y Ordóñez (1856-1929), former president of Uruguay
Johana Ordóñez (b. 1987), Ecuadorian Olympic race walker
Isidro Ordóñez, Franciscan friar in New Mexico in the 1610s
Anderson Rafael Ordóñez Valdéz (b. 1994), Ecuadorian footballer
Cayetano Ordóñez y Aguilera (b. 1904), Spanish patriarch of the Ordóñez family of bullfighters
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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)