Leiva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Leiva family

The surname Leiva was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Leiva family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leiva research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1495, 1521, 1525, 1528, 1536, 1563, 1564, 1574, 1578, 1630 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Leiva History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leiva Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leiva, Leyva, Leifa, Lieva, Leyba and others.

Early Notables of the Leiva family

Prominent among members of the family

Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva (1495-1578), the first president of the New Kingdom of Granada, appointed in 1564. He was born in El Castillo, a place near the port of Laredo, on the Cantabrian Sea to a n...
Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli, Count of Monza (1480-1536) was a Spanish general during the Italian Wars. During the Italian War of 1521, he commanded Pavia during the siege of...

Leiva Ranking

In the United States, the name Leiva is the 7,596^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Leiva migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leiva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

P Leiva, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
Francisco Leiva, who landed in America in 1828 2
P. Leiva who settled in New Orleans in 1835
V. Leiva who settled in New Orleans in 1860
I V Leiva, aged 29, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1860 2
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Leiva Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Arturo Leiva, aged 17, who settled in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1908
Angela Leiva, aged 51, who immigrated to the United States from Cienfugos, Cuba, in 1913
Adelina de Leiva, aged 21, who landed in America from San Salvador, Salvador, in 1915
Carlos Leiva, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States from San Salvador, Salvador, in 1915
Emilie Leiva, aged 33, who landed in America from Oviede, Spain, in 1919
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Contemporary Notables of the name Leiva (post 1700) +

Miriam Leiva, Cuban-American mathematics educator
Alberto Aguilar Leiva (b. 1984), or simply known as Alberto, Spanish footballer
Salvador Dubois Leiva (1935-2015), Nicaraguan football (soccer) player
Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva, Guatemalan military officer, minister
Ponciano Leiva (1821-1896), President of Honduras in late 1800s
Martín Leiva (b. 1980), Argentine basketball player
Maria Aracely Leiva (b. 1967), Honduran politician
Lucas Leiva (b. 1987), Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Liverpool F.C
José María Sánchez Leiva (b. 1985), Chilean footballer
David Leiva (b. 1978), Argentine singer and politician
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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)