Ornelas Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Ornelas surname is a habitational name derived from the place name Orozco in Bilbao in the Basque region, in the province of Biscay.

Ornelas Early Origins

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The surname Ornelas was first found in the Basque region, in the northern Iberian peninsula.

Ornelas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orozco, Oroz, Orosco, Orozqueta and others.

Ornelas Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ornelas research. Another 267 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1630 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Ornelas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ornelas Early Notables (pre 1700)

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Alonso de Orozco, a mystic writer of the sixteenth century, author of "Historia de la Reina Sabá"; sixteenth century sculptor Juan Orozco...

Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ornelas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ornelas Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Francisco Ornelas, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1919
Jose de Ornelas, aged 18, who emigrated to America from Madeira, Portugal, in 1920
Samuel Ornelas, aged 20, who landed in America from Mexico, Mexico, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Ornelas (post 1700)

Aires de Ornelas (1837-1880), Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa
Óscar Ornelas (1920-2000), Mexican lawyer and politician
Hélder Mendes Abreu Ornelas (b. 1974), Portuguese long-distance runner
Enrique Andrade Ornelas (b. 1980), Mexican boxer
Fernando Franco de Ornelas (b. 1976), former Venezuelan footballer

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Other References

Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
Carr, Raymond. Spain, 1808-1975. 2nd Ed. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 978-0198221272).
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Ornelas Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ornelas Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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