Higuero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Portugal
Spain

Etymology of Higuero

What does the name Higuero mean?

The Galician/Portuguese name Higuero 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 Higuero is originally from Galicia, while others claim that Higuero 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 Higuero family

The surname Higuero 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 Higuero family

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Higuero Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Higuero family

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 and José Figueroa y Córdoba; and nineteenth...
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Migration of the Higuero family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Gonzalo de la Higuera, who sailed to America in 1512; Alonso de Figueroa, to America in 1516; Sancho de Figueroa, to America in 1527; Juan de Figuero, to America in 1527.