Talavera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Talavera family

The surname Talavera was first found in Tavares, now known as Mangualde in the district of Viseu, province of Beira Alta (Beiras Region.)

The first person to bear this name was one Estevao Pires de Tavares (b. 1220), son of Pedro Viegas (b. 1180), Lord of Guarda, who was the son of Don Egas Garcia da Fonseca, Lord of Leomil and Fonseca, and his wife Dona Mor Pais de Cerveira. Estevao Pires adopted the name of the lands of Tavares, in the region of Beira, Portugal, and married Ouroana Esteves, daughter of the Mayor of Covilha. Their sons kept the name of Tavares, which was passed on to their descendants.

Maria Pais Tavares (b. 1200) married Mem Gonçalves da Fonseca, who in 1110 ordered the construction of the Mancelos Monastery now knows as the Monastery of Saint Martin of Mancelos.

Early History of the Talavera family

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Talavera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tavares, Talavera and others.

Early Notables of the Talavera family

Fernão Vieira Tavares (1578-1622), Governor of Sao Vicente; and his son Antonio Raposo Tavares (1598-1658), a Portuguese colonial bandeirante, who explored mainland eastern South America and claimed it for Portugal, extending the territory of the colony beyond the limits imposed by the treaty of Tordesillas. José da Silva Tavares (1788-1858) belonged to the Reformed Order of Saint Augustine. Born in the parish of S. Miguel, Urgival, municipality of Barcelos, on February 14, 1788, he died in England on September 14, 1858. He...
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Talavera Ranking

the United States, the name Talavera is the 8,520^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Talavera migration to the United States +

Talavera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Talavera, who landed in America in 1811 2
Juan De Talavera, who landed in Espanola in 1812 2
Alonso De Talavera, who landed in America in 1813 2
Pedro De Talavera, who arrived in America in 1816 2
Gonzalo De Talavera, who arrived in America in 1817 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Talavera (post 1700) +

Tracee Ann Talavera (b. 1966), American former artistic gymnast, Silver medal winner in the 1984 Olympics
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera (1942-2024), Chilean businessman and politician, senator and presidential candidate of the Progressive Union of the Centrist Center
Hugo Ricardo Talavera Valdez (b. 1949), Paraguayan former football midfielder and forward
Alfredo Talavera Díaz (b. 1982), Mexican professional footballer
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera (1936-2023), Spanish comic book artist and writer
María Talavera Broussé (1867-1946), also known as María Broussé, María Talavera, or María B. Magón, a Mexican-born activist who became one of the leaders of the Mexican Liberation Party in the United States

Sources +

"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)