| ![Show Contents]() De miranda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of De mirandaWhat does the name De miranda mean? Noble surnames, such as De miranda, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name De miranda, 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. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The De miranda family originally lived in one of the provinces of Oviedo, Lugo, Segovia, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife which is derived from the Spanish word marin, which means height or elevated position. Early Origins of the De miranda familyThe surname De miranda was first found in Asturias, birthplace of the Christian Reconquest of Spain from the Muslims. Early History of the De miranda familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our De miranda research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1041, 1481, 1558, 1677 and 1749 are included under the topic Early De miranda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. De miranda Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Miranda, de Miranda, Mirandas, de Mirandas, de las Mirandas, Mirando and many more. Early Notables of the De miranda familyProminent among members of the family - were nineteenth century Venezuelan patriot Francisco de Miranda, who fought with Simón Bolívar for independence from Spain
- Juan García de Miranda (1677-1749), a Spanish painter of the Baroque period
- Francisco de Sá de Miranda (c. 1481-1558), Portuguese poet of the Renaissance
| De miranda migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: De miranda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Geronimo DeMiranda, who landed in New Spain in 1835 1
- Juan DeMiranda, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835 1
- Luis DeMiranda, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
- Pedro DeMiranda, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835 1
- Gaspar DeMiranda, who arrived in America in 1836 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name De miranda (post 1700) | + |
- Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614-1685), Spanish painter
- Antônio Afonso de Miranda (b. 1920), Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Luis de Miranda (b. 1971), Portuguese novelist, philosopher, editor and film director
- Pablo Timoteo De Miranda (b. 1986), Argentine football defender
- João Bernardo de Miranda (b. 1952), Angolan politician
- Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Rodríguez (1750-1816), Venezuelan revolutionary
- Javier de Miranda y Mancebo, Count of Riocavado
- 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)
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