| ![Show Contents]() Vaz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
In Spain, the earliest forms of hereditary surnames were patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The patronymic Vaz is such a name, having been derived from the medieval given name Velasco. This name was in turn derived from the Basque word "bela," which means "crow," and the diminutive suffix sko. Early Origins of the Vaz familyThe surname Vaz was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Early History of the Vaz familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vaz research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1110, 1607 and 1661 are included under the topic Early Vaz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vaz Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Blas, Blasco, Blásquez, Blasquez, Velázquez, Velazquez, Vásquez, Vasquez, Vázquez, Vazquez, Velasco, Vélez, Velez, Velasquez and many more. Early Notables of the Vaz familyProminent among members of the family were Pero Vélez, a thirteenth century Castilian nobleman; Pero Vélez de Guevara, fourteenth century poet; fifteenth century knight Pero Vázquez de Saavedra; Juan Bautista Vázquez of Seville, sixteenth century sculptor; Golden Age court painter Diego Velázquez (whose full name was...
Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vaz Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vaz RankingIn the United States, the name Vaz is the 15,630th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Vaz is ranked the 3,285th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
| Vaz migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Vaz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Felipe Vaz, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1866 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Vaz (post 1700) | + |
- Carmen Domínguez Vaz (1951-2021), Spanish painter
- Carlos Vaz Ferreira (1872-1958), Uruguayan philosopher, writer, and academic
- Luis Vaz de Camoëns (1524-1580), Portuguese poet
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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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