| ![Show Contents]() Quirós History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Quirós familyThe surname Quirós was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. The family were originally a noble family from Spain at Duegnas. The heads of this family in Spain in 1660 were the Marques de Quintana del Marco of Galicia and the Marques de Quintana de las Torres, a Caballero of Calatrava. Early History of the Quirós familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quirós research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Quirós History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quirós Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Quintana, Quintano, Quintanna, Quintanni, Quinta, Quinto, De Quinta and many more. Early Notables of the Quirós familyMore information is included under the topic Early Quirós Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quirós RankingIn the United States, the name Quirós is the 12,972nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Quirós Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Rodrigo Quiros, who settled in Rio de la Plata in 1535
Quirós Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan De Quiros, who landed in America in 1828 2
- Bernaldo De Quiros, who arrived in Florida in 1838 2
- Alonso De Quiros, who landed in Venezuela in 1863 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Quirós (post 1700) | + |
- Pedro de Jesus Quirós Jiménez (1819-1883), Costa Rican military officer, landowner, and politician, two-time Vice President of Costa Rica (1877 to 1882) and (1881 to 1882)
- Víctor Guardia Quirós (1873-1959), Costa Rican lawyer and writer
- Manuel José de Quirós (d. 1765), Guatemalan composer
- José Félix Quirós (1811-1883), President of El Salvador (1846–1848)
- Adolfo Quiros (b. 1853), Chilean poet
- Lorenzo Quiros (1717-1789), Spanish historical painter
- José Pablo Quirós (1905-1988), Costa Rican politician
- Juan Quirós Segura (b. 1956), Spanish professional golfer
- Heriberto Quiros Linton (b. 1972), former Costa Rican football player
- "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)
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