Navarro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Navarro

What does the name Navarro mean?

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Navarro.The original bearer of the name Navarro, 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 Navarro family originally lived in the northern Spanish province of Navarra. The place-name Navarra is derived from the Basque word "nava," or "naba," which means "plain near the mountains."

Early Origins of the Navarro family

The surname Navarro was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Navarro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Navarro research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1180, 1229, 1238, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Navarro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Navarro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Navarro, Navaro, Navarra, Navarre, Navarrolas and others.

Early Notables of the Navarro family

Notable bearers of the family name Navarro

were sixteenth century Spanish engineer and officer Pedro Navarro
sixteenth century Spanish dramatist and actor Pedro Navarro
eighteenth century Spanish naval officer Juan José Navarro
nineteenth century Colombian writer and politician Juan N. Navarro
nineteenth century Spanish dramatist Eduardo Navarro Gonzalo

Navarro World Ranking

In the United States, the name Navarro is the 596^th most popular surname with an estimated 49,740 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Navarro is ranked the 246^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,828 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Navarro is the 68^th popular surname with an estimated 66 people with that name. 3

Navarro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Navarro Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan Navarro, went to America in 1513
Jerónimo Navarro, moved to America in 1514 with his son
Anton Navarro, who arrived in Mexico sometime between 1525 and 1528
Antonio Navarro, settled in America in 1527
Diego Navarro, who landed in Cartagena in 1534
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Navarro Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ana Navarro, who arrived in New Orleans in 1778

Navarro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Navarro, who arrived in America in 1813 4
Martin Navarro, who arrived in America in 1815 4
Jose De Navarro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 4
Miguel Navarro, who arrived in America in 1827 4
Geronimo Navarro, aged 23, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1827 4
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Navarro 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

Navarro Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Sebastian Navarro, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1834 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Navarro (post 1700) +

Theodore "Fats" Navarro (1923-1950), American jazz musician regarded by many to have been one of the first modern jazz trumpet improvisers
Robert Navarro, American consulting engineer and 1971 recipient of the Young Engineer of the Year award
Octavio R Navarro, American computer systems consultant
Nestor J Navarro Jr., American marketing executive
Bruce Navarro, American attorney and government administrator
Andrew Jesus Navarro, Cuban-American educator
Ramon Navarro, American actor
Peter Navarro, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 49th District, 1996 6
Kay Navarro, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972 6
Angel III Navarro, American politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives, 1857-63 6
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Citations +

"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
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html