Macias History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Macias family

The surname Macias was first found in Leon, where the name originated in Visigothic times.

Early History of the Macias family

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Macias Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Macias, Mathias, Macías, Matias, Matías and others.

Early Notables of the Macias family

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Macias Ranking

the United States, the name Macias is the 938^th most popular surname with an estimated 32,331 people with that name. 1

Macias migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Macias Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Juan Macias, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 3

Macias migration to the United States +

Macias Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Francisco Macias, who arrived in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1535
Alonso Macias, who settled in Florida in 1538
Martin Macias, who settled in New Spain in 1540
Juana Macias, and her three sons, who settled in New Granada in 1569

Macias Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Margarita Macias, who settled in New Orleans in 1778

Macias Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Macias, aged 4, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Francisco Macias, who arrived in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1835 3
Melchor Macias, who arrived in San Juan Island in 1837 3
Pedro Macias, who arrived in Peru in 1837 3
Alonso Macias, who landed in Florida in 1838 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Macias (post 1700) +

Ivana Baquero Macías (b. 1994), Spanish Goya Award for Best New Actress Award winning actress
Isabel Macías (b. 1984), Spanish middle distance runner who placed 1st in the 2006 Ibero-American Championships
Manuel Macías (1845-1937), Spanish general
Amalia Macías (1934-2025), Mexican singer and actress of stage, radio, film, and television, toured Europe singing Mexican songs (1970s-1980s)
Carlos Tello Macías (1938-2024), Mexican socialist-oriented economist, academic and diplomat, Secretary of Budget and Planning (1976-1977)
Luciano Macías Argenzio (1935-2022), Ecuadorian footballer who played in the NASL and the Ecuador national football team (1957-1969)
Marcelo Antonio Macías Oliveri (b. 1975), Uruguayan football goalkeeper
Juan Carlos Macías (b. 1945), Argentine film editor
Oscar Macias Hernández (b. 1969), Cuban four-time gold and two-time silver medalist baseball player
... (Another 17 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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)