De sandoval History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of De sandoval

What does the name De sandoval mean?

Noble surnames, such as De sandoval, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name De sandoval, 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. The De sandoval family originally lived in the place named Sandoval in the province of Burgos. This place-name was originally Sannoval, which was originally derived from the Latin word "saltus," which means "grove" or "wood," and "novalis," which refers to newly cleared land.

Early Origins of the De sandoval family

The surname De sandoval was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the De sandoval family

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De sandoval Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sandoval, de Sandoval, Sandobal, de Sandobal, Sandovel and many more.

Early Notables of the De sandoval family

Notable bearers of the family name De sandoval

were seventeenth century Spanish historian Prudencio de Sandoval

De sandoval migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De sandoval Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso DeSandoval, who arrived in Peru in 1837 1
Antolin DeSandoval, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 1
Dionis DeSandoval, who arrived in Peru in 1838 1
Jeronimo DeSandoval, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 1

Sources +

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)