Spada History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Spada

What does the name Spada mean?

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Spada. The Spanish surname Spada is derived from the place name where the initial bearer lived or held land. In this instance it is derived from the name of a town located in the valley of Salazar, in the district of Aoiz (Navarre, Spain).

Early Origins of the Spada family

The surname Spada was first found in the Navarre-Basque region, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain. Early records show a presence of the Spada family in Pamplona, Navarre. Esparza is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.

A descendant of this house, Lope de Esparza, who held the position of royal guard, moved with his wife and children to Catalonia where he rendered his services to the Catalan crown. He took part in the conquest of the city of Valencia with the Catalan Army under the command of King James I the Conqueror in the thirteenth century. In the battle of Boatella the king was wounded. Lope de Esparza insisted the King retreat from the battle field and took him to his tent where he took care of the king's wounds. He was rewarded for his gesture by James I with the town of Benafer, in the province of Castellon de la Plana (Valencia).

Early History of the Spada family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spada research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1401, 1403 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Spada History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spada Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Esparsa, Esparse, Esparta, Espara, Espasa, Spada, Spata, Espada, Espadas and many more.

Early Notables of the Spada family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Sgouros Bova Spata (Zgur) (1400-1403), Lord of Arta briefly in 1400, Lord of Angelokastron until his death...
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Spada Ranking

In the United States, the name Spada is the 13,640^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Spada family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Rafael De Esparza who came to New Spain in 1578; and Carlos De Esparza who arrived in Ecuador in 1582. Among later settlers was Ramon Esparza Orduna who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1858..

Contemporary Notables of the name Spada (post 1700) +

Albert Spada, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972 2

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html