Vergara Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Vergara last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Vergara last name
Meaning of the Vergara last name: from Vergara. Vergara is a Basque surname from Vergara, in Basque Bergara, a town in Gipuzkoa. The Embrace of Vergara in 1839 ended the First Carlist War there. Basque emigrants took the last name to the Americas, and it is common in Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
Arms associated with the Vergara name
Coats of arms associated with the Vergara surname follow Spanish heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Vergara name FAQ
What does the Vergara name mean?
From Vergara. Common variants include Bergara.
Where does the Vergara surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
Is there a Vergara coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Vergara coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, MarÃa Asunción Ribes & Antonio GarcÃa, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).