| Guevara History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Etymology of GuevaraWhat does the name Guevara mean? Noble surnames, such as Guevara, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Guevara, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Early Origins of the Guevara familyThe surname Guevara was first found in Navarre, in northern Spain. Early History of the Guevara familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guevara research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1135, 1481, 1516, 1545, 1566, 1597, 1644 and 1658 are included under the topic Early Guevara History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Guevara Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Guevara, de Guevara, Guevera, de Guevera, Guebara and many more. Early Notables of the Guevara familyProminent among members of the family - Antonio de Guevara (c.1481-1545), the Spanish chronicler and moralist
- Inigo Velez de Guevara (1566-1644), 7th Count of Onate and Count of Villamediana, a Spanish political figure, played an important role in the Thirty Years War, Spain's ambassador to the Holy See
- Inigo Velez de Guevara (1597-1658), 8th Count of Onate, a Spanish political figure, the son of Inigo Velez de Guevara, Spanish ambassador in London and Rome
Guevara RankingIn the United States, the name Guevara is the 1,949th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1
Guevara migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Guevara Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Diego de Guevara, who sailed to America in 1517
- Domingo de Guevara, who sailed to Venezuela in 1534
- Alonso de Guevara, who sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535
- Iñigo and Víctor de Guevara, who sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535
- Juan de Guevara, who sailed to Peru in 1535
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Guevara Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Diego De Guevara, who arrived in America in 1817 2
- Francisca De Guevara, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1822 2
- Dorotea L De Guevara, aged 32, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
- Luis Guevara, aged 32, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
- P S De Guevara, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Guevara (post 1700) | + |
- Pedro Guevara (1879-1937), American politician, Member of the Phillipine Islands House of Representatives, 1909-12; Member of Phillipine Islands Senate, 1916-22 3
- Marta Guevara (b. 1955), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004 3
- Linda Guevara, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 2000 3
- Henry Douglas Guevara, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 (alternate), 1984 3
- Janella Denise "Ella" Yuson Guevara, Filipina child actress
- Nacha Guevara (b. 1940), born Clotilde Acosta, an Argentine singer-songwriter, dancer and actress
- Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza (b. 1977), Mexican thirteen-time gold, seven-time silver and three-time bronze medalist track and field athlete
- Sergio Augusto Guevara González (b. 1973), Guatemalan football midfielder
- Jesús Guevara (1969-1996), Venezuela heavyweight boxer at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Fabián Rodrigo Guevara Arredondo (b. 1968), retired Chilean footballer
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- "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, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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