Show ContentsZamarripa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Zamarripa comes from name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.

Early Origins of the Zamarripa family

The surname Zamarripa was first found in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa, in north western Spain.

Early History of the Zamarripa family

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Zamarripa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zamora, Zanora, Zamor, Samora, Zamaura, Zamore and others.

Early Notables of the Zamarripa family

Prominent among members of the family were Rodrigo Zamorano (1542-1623), a cosmographer of the royal house of Philip II of Spain; Francesco de Zamora of Villafranca de Montes de Oca (Burgos), who was ennobled in 1770; and Juan Manuel de Zamora y Sainz...
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Zamarripa Ranking

In the United States, the name Zamarripa is the 9,266th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Zamarripa family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco and Christobal de Zamora, who sailed to Spanish America in 1511; Felipo de Zamora, who did the same in 1512; Diego de Zamora, who immigrated to Peru with his family in 1534.


Contemporary Notables of the name Zamarripa (post 1700) +

  • Sam Zamarripa, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004 2
  • Jocasta Zamarripa, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 2012 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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