Rebelo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Portugal

The Portuguese surname Rebelo is of local origin, deriving from a place name where the first bearer of the name lived or held land. In this instance, the surname is derived from the name of the ancestral seat of the Rebelo family, which the members adopted as their family name. Therefore, the surname Rebelo signifies "one from the house of Rebelo."

Early Origins of the Rebelo family

The surname Rebelo was first found in Santa Justa de Lisboa, where the family held their ancestral seat. The progenitor of the Rebelo house was Don Paio Delgado, a knight who took part in the conquest of Lisbon in 1147, during the reign of King Alfonso Henrique. Rui Rebelo Vasques, seems to have been the first who took the surname, being master of the house and Couto Rebelo.

Early History of the Rebelo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rebelo research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1603, 1610, 1624, 1655, 1656, 1657 and 1665 are included under the topic Early Rebelo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rebelo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rebello, Rebelo and others.

Early Notables of the Rebelo family

Prominent members of the family include

Afonso Martin who was Lord of Lobao and Rebelo in the 13th century
Jose de Avelar Rebelo (c. 1600-1657) was a Portuguese painter of the middle 17th century, appointed Royal Painter to the King Dom Joao IV of Portugal
João Lourenço Rebelo ( João Soares Rebelo ) (1610-1665) was Portuguese court composer to John IV of Portugal (1603-1656.) Born in Caminha in 1610, he was the son of João Soares Pereira and Maria Loure...

Rebelo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rebelo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Francisco Rebelo, aged 24, who landed in America from Guarda, Portugal, in 1914
Henrique Goncalves Rebelo, aged 19, who settled in America, in 1919
Joao Rebelo, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Estarreja, Portugal, in 1920
Joaquim da Silva Rebelo, aged 24, who landed in America from Estarreja, Portugal, in 1920
Manoel Rebelo, aged 16, who immigrated to America from Estarreja, Portugal, in 1920
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Rebelo (post 1700) +

José Adriano Pequito Rebelo (1892-1983), Portuguese writer and politician
Francisco Moreira Silva Rebelo (b. 1947), former Portuguese footballer
Paulo Jorge Rebelo (b. 1969), former Portuguese football central defender
Maria Rebelo (b. 1956), retired Portuguese female long-distance runner
Aldo Rebelo (b. 1956), Brazilian politician, Minister of Defence (2015-2016), Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (2015) and President of the Chamber of Deputies (2005-2007)
Marco Paulo Rebelo (b. 1976), former Angolan footballer of Caucasian descent