Salazar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The surname Salazar is a Basque habitation name from the word "sala," which means "hall," and the Basque word "zahar," which means "old."

Salazar is a locality in the municipality of Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, in the comarca of Las Merindades, in the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. Salazarese (locally Zaraitzuko uskara) is the Basque dialect of the Salazar Valley of Navarre, Spain.

Early Origins of the Salazar family

The surname Salazar was first found in Castile, where the family held a family seat from the early Middle Ages. During the 10th century, the surname appears in Navarre, where it extensively spread including into the eponymous Salazar Valley, a valley in the east of the Foral Community of Navarre in Spain.

Early Latin records found in the Monastery of Leire, noted the denomination of Sarasazo (924) and later Sarasazu (1055), Sarasaz (1111 and 1469), Sarasaitz (1205.)

Early History of the Salazar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salazar research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1618, 1620, 1639, 1650, 1694, 1710, 1715 and 1755 are included under the topic Early Salazar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Salazar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salazar, Salaz and others.

Early Notables of the Salazar family

Notable bearers of the family name Salazar

were sixteenth century soldier and writer Diego de Salazar
sixteenth century writer Eugenio Salazar de Alarcón, who also served as Governor of the Canary Islands, and as a judicial official in Guatemala and Mexico
Felipe Alberto Salazar, treasurer to King Philip II in 1618
seventeenth century Spanish writer Ambrosio de Salazar
Hernando de Salazar, confessor and financial advisor to the Count-Duke of Olivares in the 1620s
Golden Age writer Agustín de Salazar y Torres
Juan García de Salazar (1639-1710), a Spanish baroque composer best remembered for his choral works
Antonio de Salazar (c.1650-1715), a Spanish-born, Mexican composer
seventeenth century political theorist Juan de Salazar
Lázaro de Salazar y Frías, made Count of Valle de Salazar in 1694
Agustín de Salazar y Muñatones, named Count of Monteblanco in 1755

Salazar Ranking

In the United States, the name Salazar is the 342^nd most popular surname with an estimated 79,584 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Salazar is ranked the 7,590^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,072 people with that name. 2

Salazar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Salazar Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Gutierre Salazar, who sailed to America in 1509
Vítores de Salazar, who sailed to America in 1513
Andrés de Salazar, who sailed to America in 1514
Carlos de Salazar, who sailed to Peru in 1534
Pedro de Salazar, who sailed to Peru in 1534
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Salazar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gutierre De Salazar, who landed in America in 1809 3
Pedro De Salazar, who arrived in America in 1812 3
Juan De Salazar, who arrived in America in 1813 3
Vitores De Salazar, who arrived in America in 1813 3
Rodrigo De Salazar, who landed in America in 1814 3
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Salazar Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Parfirio Salazar, who arrived in Texas in 1911 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Salazar (post 1700) +

Nick L. Salazar (1929-2020), American politician who served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1974-2019)
Raymond Anthony Salazar, American government executive
Diego Salazar, American educator
Alberto Salazar, American professional athlete, marathon runner
John Tony Salazar (b. 1953), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Colorado State House of Representatives, 2003-04; U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 2005- 4
Jesse A. Salazar, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008 4
Gregory J. Salazar, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1996, 2000 4
Glenda L. Salazar, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996, 2004 (alternate) 4
Frank Salazar, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 143rd District, 2012 4
Dannis Salazar, American politician, Delegate to New Mexico State Constitutional Convention, 1969 4
... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html