Navarrete History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The Navarrete name is habitational surname from any of the places in La Rioja, Aragon, and Basque Country named Navarrete. The place names come from the Basque word "nava," or "naba," which means "plain near the mountains."

Early Origins of the Navarrete family

The surname Navarrete was first found in Rioja, where the knight (caballero) Pedro Rogriguez took on the name of the village of Navarrete.

Early History of the Navarrete family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Navarrete research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1538, 1556, 1579, 1610, 1624, 1645, 1654, 1657, 1663, 1689, 1701, 1750, 1752, 1765, 1777, 1778, 1803, 1817, 1818, 1826, 1830 and 1844 are included under the topic Early Navarrete History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Navarrete Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Navarrete, de Navarrete and others.

Early Notables of the Navarrete family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

Juan Fernández de Navarrete (c.1538-1579), Spanish, deaf-mute painter and draughtsman
Martín Fernández de Navarrete (1765-1844), Spanish historian and hydrographer

Navarrete Ranking

In the United States, the name Navarrete is the 4,193^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Navarrete migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Navarrete Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso Navarrete, moved to America in 1516

Navarrete Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso Navarrete, who arrived in America in 1816 2
Francisco Navarrete, who arrived in Mexico in 1838 2
Cayetano Navarrete, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
Baltasar Navarrete, who landed in Peru in 1892 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Navarrete (post 1700) +

Juan Pizarro Navarrete (1945-2022), Spanish physician and politician, member of the People's Party who represented the Province of Jaén in the Congress of Deputies from 1991 until 1993 and in the Parliament of Andalusia from 2000 until 2012
Rafael Andrade Navarrete (1856-1928), Spanish politician and lawyer
Ignacio Maria de Alava y Saenz de Navarrete (1750-1817), Spanish naval officer
Martín Fernández de Navarrete (1765-1844), Spanish sailor and historian
Juan Fernández Navarrete (1526-1579), Spanish painter
Domingo Fernández Navarrete (1610-1689), Spanish Dominican missionary and archbishop
Diego de León y Navarrete (1807-1841), Count of Belascoain, a Spanish military figure
Javier Navarrete (b. 1956), Spanish, Academy Award-nominated composer of film scores
József Navarrete (b. 1965), Hungarian fencer
Joge Navarrete, Chilean comedian and psychologist
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)