Henriquez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of Henriquez

What does the name Henriquez mean?

The prestigious surname Henriquez originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years.

Early Origins of the Henriquez family

The surname Henriquez was first found in Castile, predominant among the northern Christian kingdoms of mediaeval Spain.

Early History of the Henriquez family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henriquez research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1244, 1312, 1352, 1430, 1454, 1469 and 1474 are included under the topic Early Henriquez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Henriquez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Enríquez, Enriquez, Enrique, Enriques, Enríquiz, Enriquiz, Enrique, Henríquez, Henriquez, Henríquiz and many more.

Early Notables of the Henriquez family

were Enrique Enríquez de Sevilla, whose name appears in the Libro Becerro of 1352; Diego Enríquez del Castillo, chronicler of King Henry IV of Castile (1454-1474); Pedro Enríquez, who fought bravely for Ferdinand and Isabella at Malaga and Granada; sixteenth century military officer and writer Alonso Enríquez de Guzmán; Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, sixteenth century Spanish general and...
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Henriquez Ranking

the United States, the name Henriquez is the 5,271^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Henriquez migration to the United States +

Henriquez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gaspar Henriquez, who arrived in New Granada in 1849 2
Juan Henriquez, who landed in New Granada in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Henriquez (post 1700) +

Craig Shelby Henriquez (1958-1959), American biomedical engineer, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science at the Duke University
Carlos Henriquez, American politician
T. V. Henriquez, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Riohacha, 1898 3
Robert Henriquez (b. 1964), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Florida State House of Representatives 58th District, 1999-; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000, 2004 4
Abram Henriquez, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Cartagena, 1884 4
Crisóstomo Henríquez (1594-1632), Spanish Cistercian monk and scholar of church history who worked in the Spanish Netherlands
Crisóstomo Henríquez (1594-1632), Spanish Cistercian monk and scholar of church history
Thaïs Henríquez (b. 1982), Spanish Olympic synchronized swimmer
Quisqueya Henríquez (1966-2024), Cuban-born Dominican contemporary artist who worked in the mediums of sculpture, photography, sound art, installation art, video art, and collage
... (Another 18 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html