Zaragoza History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Zaragoza

What does the name Zaragoza mean?

The distinguished Spanish surname Zaragoza is derived from the place-name Saragossa, which is the capital of the northern Spanish province of Aragon. Thus, the first-bearer of this name hailed from this place whose name he took as an easy means of identification. It is said that the city of Saragossa was built by the Phoenicians, and the Romans sent a colony there in the reign of Augustus, whence it had the name of Caesarea Augusta, which by corruption has been changed to Saragossa.

Early Origins of the Zaragoza family

The surname Zaragoza was first found in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Zaragoza family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Zaragoza research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1673 and 1724 are included under the topic Early Zaragoza History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Zaragoza Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Saragos, Sargossi, Saragosti, Saraguati, Zaragosa and many more.

Early Notables of the Zaragoza family

Prominent among bearers of the family name in this era was

Dona Agustina Zaragoza Domenech, a heroine in the War for Independence, as well as Don Jacinto Oliver de Botaller y Zaragoza Jordá y Puig de Parqués, who was made Marquis de Oliver in 1724

Zaragoza Ranking

In the United States, the name Zaragoza is the 3,579^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Zaragoza is ranked the 5,860^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Zaragoza migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zaragoza Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Zaragoza, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Arturo Zaragoza Sabrion who arrived in America in 1860
Arturo Zaragoza, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
Jose Natividad Zaragoza who was naturalized in Iowa in 1866
Rafael Zaragoza, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1881 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Zaragoza (post 1700) +

Oliver Zaragoza, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1996, 2000 (alternate) 4
Flavio Cano Zaragoza (1892-1964), poet and playwright from the Philippines
Daniel Zaragoza (b. 1957), Mexican professional boxer and super bantamweight champion
Gilbert Zaragoza, professional boxer
Cristóbal Zaragoza Sellés (b. 1923), Spanish author
Rómulo Zaragoza de Navas (b. 1894), Spanish painter

Sources +

"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/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html