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Surname

Martínez

 

Candela Martínez Fuentes · 21 marzo 2018 15:28


Meaning of the surname
Martinez is a patronymic surname of the name Martin, although his lineages have nothing to do with this name.
Many gentlemen of this surname were noble to the military orders, in the real chancillerías, audiences and in the real company of marine guards.
The oldest houses of this surname were in the current Asturias and Galicia, therefore, all the branches start from these places.
In the Galician region there are and there were many houses with this surname and one of them, one of the oldest, is in the Parish of San Salvador del Poyo, of the Council of Poyo. From this house one remembers, as founder, Don Jacobo Martínez, that he married Mrs. Juana Martínez, whose descendants are Don Fernando Martínez and Barba de Figueroa, Knight of the Order of Carlos III, in which he entered on March 30, 1829.

Meaning of the coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Martinez de Galicia brings a shield divided into two subdivisions, the first: in a field of silver, three flowers of lys, gules and put on stick and the second: in field of saber and two strips of silver.
Although the coat of arms of other Martínez de Galicia bring in a field of sinople, a cross of gules and potenzada.

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Surname

Álvarez

 

Noa Álvarez Clavero · 5 mayo 2019 11:12


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Meaning of the surname
 es un apellido patronímico, que ha sido muy difundido por toda España y América, significa hijo de Alvar o Álvaro. Por esta razón no existe un origen único de los que este apellido, se dice que podría significar “muy sabio"

Surname

Román

 

Sara Mallo Román · 9 mayo 2019 18:35


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Meaning of the surname
El apellido Román viene de Romanus "nativo de Roma", nombre de dos mártires y de un obispo francés del siglo VII.

Meaning of the coat of arms
O fondo amarelo do escudo simboliza a nobreza,a sabiduría e o poder.
A cruz vermella representa os cabaleiros españois.As catro flores de Lis azuis significan valentía.As oito aspas amarelas simbolizan o sangue derramado polos Árabes

Surname

Nieto

 

Carla Nieto García · 2 mayo 2019 14:14


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Meaning of the surname
Este apellido significa lo mismo que el sustantivo que designa al hijo de un hijo.
Se dice que proviene de Alonso Nieto, que tomó este apellido al ser conocido por ser nieto de Alfonso III.

Meaning of the coat of arms
El león coronado simboliza el poder de la monarquía española, las hojas de higuera simbolizan un bienhechor de la sociedad por su riqueza y solidariedad y las flores de lis simbolizan el carácter divino de la realeza.

Surname

Mayo

 

Ángela Mayo Dosil · 29 marzo 2018 13:12


Meaning of the surname
Mayo is a Spanish surname but it origin is Italian. The Spanish people think the surname Mayo is only from Spain but in the Middle Ages, in the Britain islands, in the nobility there was an earl who´s called Mayo. In the Britain islans and in Spain there are a lot of people who´s surname is Mayo but the most population with that surname is in USA.

Meaning of the coat of arms
This coat of arms has a red backgroud and in the middle there are two white anchors.

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