Carril History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Spain

Etymology of Carril

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Carril family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Carril is a nickname type of surname for a person who was bold or shameless. Further research showed the name was derived from the Spanish word "carrillo," which means cheek.

Early Origins of the Carril family

Early History of the Carril family

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Carril Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Carrillo, Carriello, Carillo, Carril, Cariello and others.

Early Notables of the Carril family

Prominent among members of the family

• were fifteenth century prelate Alonso Carrillo
• Luis de Carrillo y Sotomayor, sixteenth century poet, literary critic and galley captain
• seventeenth century Spanish historian Juan Carrillo
• seventeenth century Viceroy of Mexico Diego Carrillo Mendoza
• eighteenth century Mexican historian Ignacio Carrillo
• nineteenth century Costa Rican statesman Braulio Carrillo
• nineteenth century Cuban poet Isaac Carrillo y O'Farril
• nineteenth century Spanish poet, novelist and playwright Maximino Carrillo de Albornoz
• nineteenth century Venezuelan politician Cruz Carrillo
• nineteenth century Argentinian politician Salvador del Carril

Migration of the Carril family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco Carrillo, who sailed to Cartagena in 1534; Gonzalo Carrillo, to Panama in 1535; Juan Carrillo, to Dominican Republic in 1535; Pedro Carrillo de Guzmá.