Gameiro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Gameiro

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Gameiro 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. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name.

Early Origins of the Gameiro family

Early History of the Gameiro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gameiro research. Another 241 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1094, 1099, 1102, 1238, 1352, 1561, 1622, 1650, 1672, 1680, 1742, 1772 and 1824 are included under the topic Early Gameiro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gameiro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Camacho, Camachón, Camachon, Camachos and many more.

Early Notables of the Gameiro family

were Antonio Camacho y Madueño, created Count of Robledo de Cardeña in 1772; nineteenth century Bolivian military officer Heliodoro Camacho; nineteenth century Spanish politician Juan Francisco Camacho; nineteenth century Venezuelan writer Juan...
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Gameiro Ranking

In France, the name Gameiro is the 7,098^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Gameiro family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano, who accompanied Jiménez de Quesada on an expedition to Colombia in 1536. He founded the city of Tunja. Other early migrants to the New World included Antonio Camacho, who sailed to Hispaniola in 1512.