Guijarro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Guijarro, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Guijarro, 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 Guijarro family

The surname Guijarro was first found in Navarre, in northern Spain.

Early History of the Guijarro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guijarro 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 Guijarro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guijarro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guevara, de Guevara, Guevera, de Guevera, Guebara and many more.

Early Notables of the Guijarro family

Prominent 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...
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Guijarro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guijarro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miguel Angel Guijarro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1870 1
Luis Guijarro, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1875 1
Carlos Guijarro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 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)