The surname Zaldibar was first found in the Basque region of Spain where the name is a Castilianized variant of Basque Zaldibar, a habitational name from a place so named in Biscay province. The place name is of uncertain derivation. It may be from zaldu ‘wood’, ‘copse’ or from zaldi ‘horse’ + ibar ‘water meadow’, ‘fertile plain’. Zaldibar can be translated from Basque as "horse valley", from zaldi (horse) and ibar (valley).
Early History of the Zaldibar family
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Zaldibar Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Zaldivar, Zaldibar, Saldivar and others.
Early Notables of the Zaldibar family
Juan de Zaldívar (1514-1570) a Spanish official and explorer in New Spain. He was born near Vitoria in Basque Country, Spain and emigrated to New Spain in 1533. His father was Ruy Díaz de Zaldívar Juan served as a city councillor of Guadalajara from 1539 to 1570 and explored Northern New Spain.
Juan de Zaldívar (c. 1570-1598), was a Spanish soldier and explorer. He was an early colonizer of New Mexico. He was killed by Native Americans. Juan was born... Another 78 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Zaldibar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
