| ![Show Contents]() Valdevieso History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ValdeviesoWhat does the name Valdevieso mean? Noble surnames, such as Valdevieso, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valdevieso, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Valdevieso family originally lived in Valdivielso. This place-name is derived from the Asturian word val-di-vieso, which means old man's-valley. Early Origins of the Valdevieso familyThe surname Valdevieso was first found in Leon, a region of northwestern Spain. Early History of the Valdevieso familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valdevieso research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1242 and 1544 are included under the topic Early Valdevieso History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Valdevieso Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Valdivia, de Valdivia, Valdivieso, de Valdivieso, Valdivielso, de Valdivielso, Valdevieso and many more. Early Notables of the Valdevieso familywere Spanish priest Antonio Valdivieso, named Bishop of Nicaragua in 1544, a defender of Indian rights; nineteenth century Ecuadoran philanthropist Bernardo Valdivieso; nineteenth century Spanish painter Domingo Valdivieso...
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Valdevieso Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Francisca de Valdevieso, who sailed to America in 1517
- Rodrigo de Valdevieso, who sailed to New Spain in 1534
Valdevieso Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Martin De Valdevieso, who arrived in America in 1816 1
- Francisca De Valdevieso, who arrived in America in 1817 1
- Bartolome De Valdevieso, who landed in America in 1828 1
- Juan De Valdevieso, who landed in Peru in 1834 1
- Rodrigo De Valdevieso, who landed in New Spain in 1834 1
- 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)
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