Laguardia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Laguardia family

The surname Laguardia was first found in Leon, where the name originated in Visigothic times.

Early History of the Laguardia family

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Laguardia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guardia, Guardias, Guardions, Guardiola, Guardians, Guardi, Guardiaa, Guardio, Guardiant, De La Guardia and many more.

Early Notables of the Laguardia family

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Migration of the Laguardia family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco de la Guardia who immigrated to Guatemala in 1585; and Leandro De Guardiola who arrived in Peru in 1595 with his wife Mayor de Ortega de Guardiola and their son. Among later settlers were Pedro Nolicio Guardia, a Spanish soldier, who came to New Orleans in 1835 at the age of 21.

Contemporary Notables of the name Laguardia (post 1700) +

Fiorello Henry La Guardia (1882-1947), American lawyer and politician
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947), American Republican politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Fiume, 1904-06; U.S. Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33; Defeated, 1914, 1932; Mayor of New York City, New York, 1934-45 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html