| ![Show Contents]() Higueras History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
Portugal
Spain
Etymology of HiguerasWhat does the name Higueras mean? The name Higueras is derived from the Latin word 'ficus,' meaning 'fig,' and in many cases, is thought to be an occupational name, which would have been given to a person who grew or sold figs. It could also have served a person who lived near fig trees. For these reasons, this name, or variants of it can be found throughout the Iberian peninsula, over other southern regions of Europe that used a Romantic language. Early Origins of the Higueras familyThe surname Higueras was first found in Portugal and throughout the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in the Spanish provinces of Galicia and Asturias. It is generally believed that during Don Fernando de Castro's time (c. 1380-1440), Gonçalo Figueira went to Portugal, who some authors say was called Gonçalo Figueiroa in Spain. He ventured to Portugal in the company of the Count of Castro Xerez and Don Fernando de Castro, who when he left for England, left a son to him to care for. The son was a citizen of Lisbon and from his marriage he had two children, through whom his surname spread. 1 Later, early evidence of the name Higueras can also be found in a settlement near Coimbro where the earliest individual on record is Gonzalo Garcia de Figueredo, who held the title of Lord of Micleira and was tutor to the infant Don Juan de Portugal in the 16th century. Early History of the Higueras familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Higueras research. Another 245 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1485, 1486, 1509, 1557, 1619, 1647, 1649, 1678, 1720, 1740, 1741, 1782, 1792, 1833 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Higueras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Higueras Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Figuero, Figuera, Higueros, Higuera, Figueiredo, Higueiredo, Figueros, Figueiredos, Figueras, Higuero and many more. Early Notables of the Higueras family- Anton Higueras de Santana (1557-1619) was a Spanish Captain, who served as expeditionary and conquistador. He participated in the second foundation of Buenos Aires, holding honorary positions as mayor...
| Higueras migration to the United States | + |
Higueras Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Andrés de las Higueras, who settled in Cartagena in 1572
Higueras Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Diego DeLas Higueras, who landed in Cartagena in 1872 2
- Andres DeLas Higueras, who arrived in Cartagena in 1872 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Higueras (post 1700) | + |
- Hugo Higueras, Peruvian Olympic fencer at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- De Faria, Antonio Machado. Armorial lusitano: genealogia e heráldica. Lisboa, 1961. Print
- 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)
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