Valdivia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Valdivia, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valdivia, 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 Valdivia 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 Valdivia family

The surname Valdivia was first found in Leon, a region of northwestern Spain.

Early History of the Valdivia family

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Valdivia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valdivia, de Valdivia, Valdivieso, de Valdivieso, Valdivielso, de Valdivielso, Valdevieso and many more.

Early Notables of the Valdivia family

Notable bearers of the family name Valdivia were Spanish priest Antonio Valdivieso, named Bishop of Nicaragua in 1544, a defender of Indian rights; nineteenth century Ecuadoran philanthropist Bernardo...
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Valdivia Ranking

In the United States, the name Valdivia is the 6,142^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Valdivia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valdivia Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Pedro de Valdivia, a soldier who had already served the Spanish Crown with distinction in Flanders and Italy. He voyaged to America in the 1530s, journeying to Venezuela and then to Peru. Pizarro selected him to lead an expedition to Chile in 1540. Four years later he founded the capital city of Santiago. The city of Valdivia in Chile was named for him
Melchor de Valdivia, who sailed to Guatemala in 1538
Aranda Valdivia, who sailed to Chile in 1579
Ana de Valdivia, who sailed to Peru in 1592

Valdivia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aranda Valdivia, who landed in Chile in 1879 2
Pedro Aranda De Valdivia, who arrived in Chile in 1879 2
Ana De Valdivia, who arrived in Peru in 1892 2
Rogue Valdivia, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895

Valdivia Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Aniceto Valdivia, aged 50, who immigrated to America from Havana, Cuba, in 1909
Ercilia Valdivia, aged 48, who landed in America, in 1913
Anicela Valdivia, aged 50, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1913
Honorio E. Valdivia, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1913
Horacio Valdivia, aged 36, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1919
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Contemporary Notables of the name Valdivia (post 1700) +

Jose Valdivia Jr. (b. 1974), Peruvian jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing
Julia Valdivia, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 2000; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 2000 3
Javier Valdivia (b. 1941), former Mexican footballer
Julio César Valdivia (b. 1982), Mexican footballer
Pierrick Valdivia (b. 1988), French footballer
Jorge Valdivia (b. 1983), Chilean football player
Javier Valdivia Huerta (b. 1941), former Mexican footballer

Citations +

"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html