Huerta History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Portugal
Spain

The noble Portuguese surname Huerta is of toponymic origin, as it is derived from a particular place name near which the original bearer lived or held land. It is thought that the surname Huerta is a variant of the surname Utra, which is derived from the Belgium city of Utrecht. Thus, the surname is originally of Belgian descent, although there are orthographic variants specific to Portugal.

Early Origins of the Huerta family

The surname Huerta was first found in the kingdom of Portugal, starting in the 15th century.

Early History of the Huerta family

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Huerta Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Huerta, Huerter, Hutra, Utra, Huertere, Hortere and many more.

Early Notables of the Huerta family

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Huerta Ranking

In the United States, the name Huerta is the 1,499^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1

Huerta migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Huerta Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro De Huerta, who arrived in Espanola in 1812 2
Alonso DeLa Huerta, who landed in America in 1814 2
Bartolome De Huerta, who arrived in America in 1828 2
Diego De Huerta, who landed in America in 1828 2
Miguel DeLa Huerta, aged 50, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Huerta (post 1700) +

Lawrence Huerta, American Judge and the first Native American to attend and graduate from the University of Arizona School of Law
Dolores C Huerta (b. 1930), American co-founder and First Vice President Emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America
Michael R. Huerta, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 2008 3
Dolores Clara Huerta, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1968; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2008 3
Luis Miguel Gerónimo Barbosa Huerta (1959-2022), Mexican politician, Governor of Puebla (2019-2022), President of the Senate of Mexico (2014-2015)
David Huerta (1949-2022), Mexican poet, son of well-known poet Efraín Huerta
Ramón Huerta Ph.D., Researcher at the Institute for Nonlinear Science at the University of California, San Diego
Arsenio Lope Huerta (1943-2021), Spanish writer and politician, Director General of Cultural Cooperation for the Ministry of Culture (1987-1988)
Javier Valdivia Huerta (b. 1941), former Mexican footballer
Antonio Huerta Ph.D., Professor of Applied Mathematics at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
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Citations +

"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 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html