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Where did the Spanish Degollado family come from? What is the Spanish Degollado family crest and coat of arms? When did the Degollado family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Degollado family history? Noble surnames, such as Degollado, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Degollado, 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. Degollado is a habitation name, which is a type of local surname that is derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.Spelling variations of this family name include: Gallego, Gallegos and others. First found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Degollado research. Another 391 words(28 lines of text) covering the year 1274 is included under the topic Early Degollado History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 43 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Degollado Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pedro Gallegos, one of the conquistadors of New Granada. He founded the city of San Bonifacio de Ibagué in 1550. Other migrants included Alonso Gallego, who sailed to America in 1512.
The Degollado Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Degollado Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:37. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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