Prieta History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of Prieta

What does the name Prieta mean?

The prestigious Spanish surname Prieta is of local origin, as it is based on the name of a place where a man once lived or owned land. Derived from the word "apretar," meaning "dense, or thick," it may have denoted a place which was densely wooded.

Early Origins of the Prieta family

The surname Prieta was first found in the provinces of Oviedo (Asturias) and Ciudad Real (Castilla). Evidence also show the Prieta family was present in Cordoba as there is record of a Dona Maria Nicolasa Prieto de Palma who was born in Montilla in 1719.

Early History of the Prieta family

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Prieta Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Preto, Prieta, Priete and others.

Early Notables of the Prieta family

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Prieta migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Prieta Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Luis DeLa Prieta, who landed in Peru in 1834 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)