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Where did the Spanish Arriola family come from? What is the Spanish Arriola family crest and coat of arms? When did the Arriola family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Arriola family history?Noble surnames, such as Arriola, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Arriola, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The Arriola family originally lived on a patch of stony soil in Basque. The surname Arriola originally derived from Arri which referred to stone.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Arrieta, de Arrieta, Arriola, de Arriola, Arriolas, Arreola and many more.
First found in the Basque region of northern Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arriola research. Another 660 words(47 lines of text) covering the year 1064 is included under the topic Early Arriola History in all our PDF Extended History products.
More information is included under the topic Early Arriola Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Arriola Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Arriola Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Arriola Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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