| ![Show Contents]() Valdivielso History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ValdivielsoWhat does the name Valdivielso mean? Noble surnames, such as Valdivielso, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valdivielso, 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 Valdivielso 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 Valdivielso familyThe surname Valdivielso was first found in Leon, a region of northwestern Spain. Early History of the Valdivielso familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valdivielso research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1242 and 1544 are included under the topic Early Valdivielso History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Valdivielso 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 Valdivielso 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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| Valdivielso migration to the United States | + |
Valdivielso Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Luis P Valdivielso, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Valdivielso (post 1700) | + |
- José Martinez de Valdivielso (1934-2025), Cuban-born professional baseball player, A shortstop, played in 401 games over all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, Washington Senators (1955-1956), Minnesota Twins (1959-1961)
- 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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