Salaz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Salaz

What does the name Salaz mean?

The surname Salaz is a Basque habitation name from the word "sala," which means "hall," and the Basque word "zahar," which means "old."

Salazar is a locality in the municipality of Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, in the comarca of Las Merindades, in the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. Salazarese (locally Zaraitzuko uskara) is the Basque dialect of the Salazar Valley of Navarre, Spain.

Early Origins of the Salaz family

The surname Salaz was first found in Castile, where the family held a family seat from the early Middle Ages. During the 10th century, the surname appears in Navarre, where it extensively spread including into the eponymous Salazar Valley, a valley in the east of the Foral Community of Navarre in Spain.

Early Latin records found in the Monastery of Leire, noted the denomination of Sarasazo (924) and later Sarasazu (1055), Sarasaz (1111 and 1469), Sarasaitz (1205.)

Early History of the Salaz family

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Salaz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salazar, Salaz and others.

Early Notables of the Salaz family

Notable bearers of the family name Salaz

were Toribio Alonso de Salazar (died 1526), a Spanish navigator of Castilian origin who was the first Westerner to arrive on the Marshall Islands on 21 August 1526; and Alonso de Salazar Frias (c. 15...
Antonio de Salazar (or Zalazar) (c.1650-1715) was a Novohispano composer, born in Puebla de los Angeles, current Mexico. Antonio Sebastian Alvarez de Toledo y Salazar, 2nd Marquess of Mancera, Grandee...

Migration of the Salaz family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan de Salazar, a knight of the Order of Santiago who accompanied Pedro de Mendoza to the Río de la Plata, then continued to Paraguay where he founded the city of Asunció.