| ![Show Contents]() Fidalgo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of FidalgoWhat does the name Fidalgo mean? The Spanish surname Fidalgo is of nickname origin. Nickname surnames are those which derive their origin from a physical characteristic or personal attribute of the initial bearer. In this instance, the surname Fidalgo derives from the Spanish old expression "hijo de algo" which literally means "son of something" referring to a person belonging to the ranks of nobility, a son of a nobleman. The expression "hijo de algo" contracted and it became "Fidalgo". Early Origins of the Fidalgo familyThe surname Fidalgo was first found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain where the majority of the Spanish nobility established themselves. Early History of the Fidalgo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fidalgo research. Another 325 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1565, 1614, 1646, 1685, 1695, 1719, 1753, 1756, 1788, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1822 and 1829 are included under the topic Early Fidalgo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fidalgo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Hidalgo, Hedalgo, Hidalgoe, Hidalgow, Fidalgo and others. Early Notables of the Fidalgo familyJuan Hidalgo de Polanco (1614-1685), a Spanish composer and harpist; and José García Hidalgo (1646-1719), a Spanish painter. In the "Indice de los Apellidos Probados de la Orden de Carlos III" (Spanish military Order of Nobility), the following are listed: Bernardo Fidalgo, Santiago Fidalgo, Baltasar Fidalgo de Cisneros y de la Torre Seijas Cantarin y Gofre and forty six people more named Fidalgo. Earliest reference of the surname Fidalgo is that of one Sebastian Fidalgo de Paredes, born in Magacela (Extremadura)in 1565. His grandson Andres Fidalgo de Espinosa became a member of the "Orden de Alcantara" (a Spanish noble Order) in...
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Fidalgo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joaquina Fidalgo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1843 1
- Vicente Fidalgo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1881 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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