Noble surnames, such as Valenciano, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valenciano, 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 Valenciano family originally lived in one of the city of Valenicia, which is situated on the Guadalebiar river. The city was first named
Valencia de Campos by the king of Leon in 1150.
Early Origins of the Valenciano family
The surname Valenciano was first found in
Castile, in north central Spain.
Early History of the Valenciano family
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Valenciano Spelling Variations
Early Notables of the Valenciano family (pre 1700)
Prominent among members of the family were sixteenth century Spanish soldier Francisco Valencia; eighteenth century Colombian philanthropist Pedro Agustín Valencia; Francisco de
Valencia y Aranda, created Count of Casa...
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Migration of the Valenciano family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Valenciano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Francisco Valenciano, who arrived in America in 1817 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Miguel Valenciano, who landed in America in 1826 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Pedro Valenciano, who arrived in Florida in 1838 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)