Calvo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Calvo

What does the name Calvo mean?

Noble surnames, such as Calvo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Calvo, 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.

Early Origins of the Calvo family

The surname Calvo was first found in Castile, preeminent among the northern Christian kingdoms of mediaeval Spain.

Early History of the Calvo family

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Calvo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Calvo, Calva, Calvillo and others.

Early Notables of the Calvo family

Prominent among members of the family

were eighteenth century Cuban military officer Pedro José Calvo de la Puerta
nineteenth century Colombian politician Bartolomé Calvo
nineteenth century Argentinian diplomat Carlos Calvo
nineteenth century Bolivian politician and writer Daniel Calvo
nineteenth century Spanish actor José Ramón Calvo
nineteenth century Colombian politician and jurist Mariano Enrique Calvo

Calvo World Ranking

In the United States, the name Calvo is the 7,351^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Calvo is ranked the 2,915^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Calvo is the 88^th popular surname with an estimated 52 people with that name. 3

Calvo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Calvo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Bartolomé Calvo, who sailed to America in 1512
Lorente Calvo, who settled in America in 1526
Juan Calvo, went to America in 1528
Benito Calvo, traveled to Cartagena in 1535

Calvo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Calvo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Juan Felipe Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Juana Antonia Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Maria DeLaMerced Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
Maria DelPatrocinio Calvo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 4
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Calvo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Domingo Calvo, who arrived in Alabama in 1922 4

Calvo migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Calvo Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Pablo Calvo, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Calvo (post 1700) +

Guillermo Antonio Calvo (b. 1941), Argentine-American economist
Fortuna Calvo -Roth (b. 1934), American journalist, professor and businesswoman
Adrianne Calvo (b. 1984), is an American chef and television personality
Horace L. Calvo (1927-1991), American politician and jurist
Francisco Omar Calvo, American health scientist
Alberto Calvo, American radio broadcasting executive
Alberto Bueno Calvo (b. 1988), Spanish former professional footballer
Rafael Calvo Serer (1916-1988), Spanish Professor of History of Spanish Philosophy, a writer, essayist
Carmen Calvo Sáenz de Tejada (b. 1950), Spanish artist
Antonio "Toni" Calvo Arandes (b. 1987), Spanish former professional footballer
... (Another 37 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"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/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies