Laredo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of Laredo

What does the name Laredo mean?

The noble Spanish surname Laredo is toponymic in origin, which means that it is derived from the name of the ancestral home of the first person who took the name. The suffix "-es" or "-ez" means "descendant of," and therefore the surname Laredo means "descendant of Lare."

Early Origins of the Laredo family

The surname Laredo was first found in the mountain range situated in the southern province of Badajoz.

Early History of the Laredo family

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Laredo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lares, Larez, Lariz, Laredo, Lareze and others.

Early Notables of the Laredo family

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Laredo migration to the United States +

Laredo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan De Laredo, who landed in America in 1816 1
Juan Laredo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Laredo (post 1700) +

Ruth Laredo (1937-2005), American pianist
Jaime Laredo (b. 1941), Bolivian violinist and conductor
Alonso Laredo (b. 1926), Chilean poet

Sources +

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)