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

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Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. 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).
Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. 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.

This page was last modified on 29 June 2017 at 20:56.