Manresa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of Manresa

What does the name Manresa mean?

The Spanish Manresa surname is habitational, deriving from the name of the city of Manresa in Barcelona province, Catalonia.

Early Origins of the Manresa family

The surname Manresa was first found in Catalan.

Early History of the Manresa family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Manresa research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1646, 1693, 1808, 1836 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Manresa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Manresa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Manresa, Manressa, Manriesa and others.

Early Notables of the Manresa family

was Buenaventura Manresa, a 17th century Spanish Capuchin monk and religious writer

Manresa migration to the United States +

Manresa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rafael Manresa, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1845 1

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)