Resendez Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The noble Spanish surname Resendez is of patronymic origin, deriving from the personal name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the surname Resendez derives from the Visigothic personal name "Resendo."The personal name Resendo is a name composed of the Germanic elements "reths" meaning "counsel, advice" and "sinths" which signifies "way, path." In this instance, the surname Resendez signifies "son or descendant of Resendo."

Resendez Early Origins

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The surname Resendez was first found in the ancient and powerful kingdom of Castile, along the western shore of the Iberian peninsula.

Resendez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Resende, Resendez, Resendiz, Rezende, Rezendes and others.

Resendez Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Resendez research. Another 189 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 157 and 1573 are included under the topic Early Resendez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Resendez Early Notables (pre 1700)

Con la Reconquista guerra con la que los cristianos bajo las órdenes del rey Fernando y la reina Isabel reconquistaron a España y expulsaron a los musulmanes invasores en el año 1492. Dentro de estos nombres de...

Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Resendez 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 or some of its variants were: those who settled along the eastern coast of North America, and throughout Central and South America.

Contemporary Notables of the name Resendez (post 1700)

Irma Resendez (b. 1961), American advocate and author who founded the bilingual multiple sclerosis non-profit organization Familia Unida Living with MS in 1998
Andres Resendez, Mexican historian at the University of California, Davis
José Luis Reséndez Santos (b. 1978), Mexican actor and model

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Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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The Resendez Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Resendez 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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