Figaroa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The Galician/Portuguese name Figaroa is equivalent in Spanish to "fig tree" and is derived from the Latin word "ficus" which denotes "fig" or "fig tree." By extension, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of figs.

However, some noted authors believe that Figaroa is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Figaroa comes from Portugal. In both places, the name is very old and their noble families used the same coat of arms.

Early Origins of the Figaroa family

The surname Figaroa was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. From Galicia some of the family went to León and Asturias.

Early History of the Figaroa family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Figaroa research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1277 and 1652 are included under the topic Early Figaroa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Figaroa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more.

Early Notables of the Figaroa family

Notable bearers of the family name Figaroa were sixteenth century Spanish general Lope de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poet Francisco de Figueroa; seventeenth century Jesuit missionary and linguist Jerónimo Figueroa, who worked all his life among the indigenous peoples of Mexico; seventeenth century Spanish actor Roque de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poets, brothers Diego...
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Figaroa migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Figaroa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Figaroa, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1

Citations +

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)