Lizarralde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Lizarralde

The Spanish name Lizarralde is the surname of an ancient and noble Basque family, whose "casas solares" or ancestral seats were located in the villages of Vergara and Bilbao. The name Lizarralde comes from the Basque word "lexar" meaning "ash tree," and the locative suffix "-alde," meaning "region of." Thus the original bearer of the name was a "dweller near the ash trees."

Early Origins of the Lizarralde family

Early History of the Lizarralde family

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Lizarralde Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lizarraga, Lizarraraz, Lizarriturri, Lizarraque and many more.

Early Notables of the Lizarralde family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

• Salvador Lizarralde y Ordóñez de Pineda, who was made the first Marquis of Villa Alegre and Knight of the Order of Alcantara in 1676, and Captain Juan de Lizarralde y Churruca, who was born in Placenc...

Migration of the Lizarralde family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Lizarraque who arrived in New Orleans in 1840; and Dolores Lizarraga De Campanon who settled in Puerto Rico in 1863.