Jerez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Jerez family

The surname Jerez was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Jerez family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jerez research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1469 is included under the topic Early Jerez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jerez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jerez, Jeres and others.

Early Notables of the Jerez family

Prominent among members of the family

was the Jerez family of Cadiz

Jerez Ranking

In the United States, the name Jerez is the 12,199^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Jerez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jerez Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Bartolome De Jerez who settled in New Spain in 1534
Damiana De Jerez who immigrated to New Granada in 1560
Juan Jerez who arrived in New Spain in 1561 with his family
Francisca de Jerez who settled in the Spanish Main in 1592

Jerez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso De Jerez, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Gonzalo De Jerez, who landed in America in 1812 2
Hernando De Jerez, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Francisco De Jerez, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Bernardo Jerez, who landed in America in 1827 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Jerez (post 1700) +

Ernesto Jerez, sportscaster from the Dominican Republic, famous for narrating ESPN Latin America's retransmissions of ESPN USA's ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball

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)