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![Show Contents]() Higueras History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Galician/Portuguese name Higueras is equivalent in Spanish to "fig tree" and is derived from the Latin word "ficus" which denotes "fig" or "fig tree." By extension, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of figs. However, some noted authors believe that Higueras is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Higueras comes from Portugal. In both places, the name is very old and their noble families used the same coat of arms. Early Origins of the Higueras familyThe surname Higueras was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. From Galicia some of the family went to León and Asturias. Early History of the Higueras familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Higueras research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1277 and 1652 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: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more. Early Notables of the Higueras familyNotable bearers of the family name Higueras were sixteenth century Spanish general Lope de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poet Francisco de Figueroa; seventeenth century Jesuit missionary and linguist Jerónimo Figueroa, who worked all his life among the indigenous peoples of Mexico; seventeenth century Spanish actor Roque de Figueroa; seventeenth century Spanish poets, brothers Diego...
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 Higueras migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: 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 1
- Andres DeLas Higueras, who arrived in Cartagena in 1872 1
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- Hugo Higueras, Peruvian Olympic fencer at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- 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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