Vacaro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Vacaro

The origins the old family name Vacaro can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. The Germanic speaking Visigoths, who conquered Spain from the mid-5th to 8th centuries, and the Arabic and Muslim Moors, who conquered the Spanish homeland from the 8th to 12th centuries, influenced Spanish names. Since Spain was periodically dominated by both of these nations in its past, it shared much in common with both the Visigoths and the Muslims in the occupations they described. Many people, such as the Vacaro family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Vacaro was an occupational name for a farmer or cowherd.

Early Origins of the Vacaro family

Early History of the Vacaro family

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Vacaro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Baca, de Baca, Baquero, Baquera, Baquer, Baquerizo, Vaca, de Vaca, Vacas, Vacario, Vacaro, Vaquero and many more.

Early Notables of the Vacaro family

Prominent among members of the family

• were seventeenth century Spanish actress Josefa Vaca, renowned for her work in the dramas of Lope de Vega, and nineteenth century Spanish naval officer Antonio Vacaro

Migration of the Vacaro family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Cristóbal Vaca de Castro, who journeyed to Peru in 1540 to mediate a dispute between Pizarro and Almagro. In 1542 he organized an expedition to the south, towards Rí.