Grijalva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Grijalva family

The surname Grijalva was first found in Castille, and in the mountains of Leon. Records also show an early account of the name was in Calvados in Normandy. One line of this family name are said to be directly descended from Queen Isabella of Spain.

Early History of the Grijalva family

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Grijalva Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grijalva, Grijalba, Grilljalva, Grilalbo, Grilalboa, Grillalba, Grialva and many more.

Early Notables of the Grijalva family

the Grijalva family of Andalusia

Grijalva Ranking

the United States, the name Grijalva is the 6,227^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Grijalva migration to the United States +

Grijalva Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan de Grijalva, a Spanish "conquistador," who fought in the conquest of Cuba in 1511 was sent by Valazquez to explore the Yucatan (Mexico) in the year 1518
Antonio De Grijalva, along with his wife Ana de Rueda and his sister, who settled in Guatemala in 1569

Grijalva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Trinidad Grijalva, was on record in California in 1876
Juan De Grijalva, who arrived in Peru in 1891 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Grijalva (post 1700) +

Raúl Manuel Grijalva (1948-2025), American politician and activist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona(2003-2025), represented Arizona's 7th congressional district (2003-2013), Arizona's 3rd congressional district (2013-2023), and the 7th district (2023-2025)
Sam R. Grijalva, American politician, Delegate to New Mexico State Constitutional Convention, 1969 3
Mary Bowles Grijalva, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000 4
Adelita Grijalva, American Democratic Party politician, Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008 4
Manuel Grijalva (b. 1965), American professional baseball player
Ruben Grijalva, the current American director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Juan de Grijalva (1489-1527), Spanish conquistador

Sources +

"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, June 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html