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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Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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.
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).
Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Carr, Raymond. Spain, 1808-1975. 2nd Ed. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 978-0198221272).
Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
Archivo General De Indias, Sevilla. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias durante los Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Edited by the docents of the General Indian Archives under the Director of the Archives, Don Cristobal Bermudez Plata 3 Volumes - Volume 1 1509-1534. Sevilla, Spain: Imprenta de la Gavidia, 1940. Print.
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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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