Mendosa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Mendosa, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Mendosa, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The Mendosa family originally lived in the place named Mendoza, which is in the province of Alava. This place-name was originally derived from the Basque word mendi, which means mountain and otz, which meanscold.

Early Origins of the Mendosa family

The surname Mendosa was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Mendosa family

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Mendosa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mendoza, de Mendoza, Mendozo, Mendosa, de Mendosa, Mendoso and many more.

Early Notables of the Mendosa family

Notable bearers of the family name Mendosa were Rodrigo de Mendoza, created Marquis of Cenete by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1491; 15th century poet Iñigo de Mendoza; Ana Mendoza de la Cerda, daughter of Viceroy of Peru Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Princess of Eboli; Bernardino de Mendoza, 16th century Spanish naval officer; Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600-1659), a...
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Mendosa Ranking

In the United States, the name Mendosa is the 11,017^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Mendosa migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mendosa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frank Mendosa, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2

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)