Garmendia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The Garmendia surname is thought to be derived from the Basque words "gar" meaning "flames, volcano" or "gara," meaning "ferns," along with "mendia" which signifies "forest."

Early Origins of the Garmendia family

The surname Garmendia was first found in De Amézqueta, Abalcisqueta in Tolosa, Guipúzcoa. Another family of the name, lived in the parish of San Sebastian, in the valley of Oyarzun.

Early History of the Garmendia family

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Garmendia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garmendia, Garmindia and others.

Early Notables of the Garmendia family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

Aníbal Pinto Garmendia (1825-1884), Chilean politician, who served as the president of Chile between 1876 and 1881

Garmendia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Garmendia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ignacio Garmendia, aged 32, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Garmendia (post 1700) +

Joseba Garmendia (b. 1985), Spanish footballer
Alejandro Garmendia (b. 1959), Spanish artist
Tatiana Garmendia, Cuban artist, teacher at Seattle Central Community College (1993-)
Mikel Garmendia (1945-2005), actor
Francisco Mujika "Pakito" Garmendia, military leader of the Basque nationalist paramilitary ETA
Salvador Garmendia (1928-2001), Venezuelan author

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)