Carballo is a Galician,

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, Catalan and

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, originating from the Galician and Portuguese words for

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. It references the family's settlements surroundings of forest on mountainous terrain in

Carballo Carballo is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The town is the thirteenth most populated municipality in the region and it belongs to the comarca of Bergantiños, serving ...

, Galicia, northwestern Spain. Over the years, the surname has become more frequent in other countries, and the name has had variations in its spelling. It became widely renowned in the early 1600s in the

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and greatly expanded during the 1800s. It spread from South America, Central America, Mexico, and North America, also including the Philippine Islands, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, territories of Spanish

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or colonial expansion under the

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during Spanish holdings in the

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Etymology

Carballo has many variations in its spelling, including Carvallo, Carbello,

Carvalho Carvalho (), meaning 'oak', is a Portuguese surname. Origin: Celtic toponymic, from ''(s)kerb(h)''/''karb'' (hard, twisted). The surname is most common in Portugal, Brazil, Galicia (although in Galicia it may be spelled ' Carvallo' or ' Car ...

, Carbalho, Caraballo, Carbajo, Carvajal, Caballer, Caballe, Carballino, partly because of illiteracy in early times. Surnames like Carballo transform their pronunciation and spelling as they travel across villages, family branches, and countries. In times when

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was uncommon, names such as Carballo were written down based on their pronunciation when people's names were written in government records. This could have led to misspellings of Carballo. Researching the misspellings and alternate spellings of the Carballo last name is vital to understanding the possible origins of the name. Some of the first spelling variations for the origins of the old name Carballo were found in the

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in medieval Spain. While the

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and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother, respectively, are the most common form of a

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surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerge during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Carballo family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Carballo was an occupational name for a

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or a knight's servant.

Carballo family

The name Carballo is documented as far back as 759 AD to Avilense Carballo alongside Morales, and Sebastian recorded by "Menendez Valdez, Miriano". There was a religious crusade with the Archbishop of Spain, the King of Spain and the country of Italy. The first records found are of the early 16th century, starting with a military

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in the Spanish royal navy who was made Marquis for his leadership in a Spanish war. His name is Ferdinand Carballo.

Discoverers and voyagers

The Carballo family began its travel to the

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about the same time as

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. Some of the first Spanish voyagers and or settlers of this family name or its variants were among the earliest explorers or Conquistadors of the New World were Juan de Cavallón, a Spanish military captain, who sailed to the Americas in the early 1500s. He claimed the territory of

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for the Spanish Crown and died in Mexico in 1565. Other early migrants to the New World included Gutierre de Caballos, who sailed to the Americas in 1512. Joao Lopez Carvalho,

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of the ship ''Concepción'', acted as captain-general on May 2, 1521, who took command after

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's death in the Philippines (April 27, 1521).

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(1468–1520) a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal.

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(1499–1543) was a navigator and explorer known for exploring the west coast of North America on behalf of the Spanish Empire. Cabrillo was the first European explorer to navigate the coast of present-day California in the United States. Port captain at

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, Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo, (May 24, 1821 – October 29, 1885), a Spanish naval commander and politician, born in San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico. His father and grandfather were also Spanish

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s. Spaniard captain, Rodrigo Flores de Valdez Carballo, (c.1585), Villa de Cangas de Tineo, Principado de

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. The motto of the Carballo family is ''Upwards and Onwards'', derived from

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's ''

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'', which translates to "Further Beyond" in

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The Carvalho and Carvallo families

Carvalho
The Portuguese branch of the lineage is traced back to Bartolomeo Domingues de Carvalho', whose son Fernao Gomez de Carvalho was a military officer under the son of

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of Portugal. One of the sons of Fernao, Gil Fernandes de Carvalho, was made a

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in Spain as part of the Order of the Caballeros de Santiago. The

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of the Carvalho family is described as follows: "Three ostrich feathers on top of the navy blue shield. On the navy blue shield, there is one bright golden eight-point star surrounded by eight white crescent moons." Another important ancestor is Sebastião José de Carvalho e Mello, Marquês de Pombal (1699–1782), a Portuguese statesman who was the virtual ruler of the country during the reign (1750–77) of Joseph Emanuel. Sebastião was born in

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on May 13, 1699, and educated at the

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. In 1738, he was appointed Ambassador to

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and seven years later was sent to

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in a similar capacity. In 1750,

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appointed him minister of state and he soon proved his administrative talents. When the devastating

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struck, he organized the relief efforts and planned its rebuilding. He was made

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in 1756, and his powers were practically absolute from then on. Sebastião abolished slavery in Portugal, reorganized the educational system, and published a new code of laws. He affected the reorganization of the army, the introduction of new colonists into the Portuguese settlements, and the establishment of an

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and other companies for trade with Brazil. Agriculture, commerce, and finances were all improved. The king made him a marquis in 1770. Sebastião's power ended with the death of the king, and he retired to

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, where he died on May 8, 1782. Carvallo
The Carvallo name is the Lusitan form of the Galician name Carballo. Its origin is derived from the name of the place where one lived, or the property owner was from and the founder of the lineage. Carvallo was taken directly from "Carballo," which was a place in the province of

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in Galicia. Hence, someone from that province was someone from Carballo. Carballo comes from the Portuguese word ''carvalho'', which means oak. Therefore, this name means the place where the oaks come from. In Portugal, Carvalho is also the name of a province in the district of Pe acova, within the Carvalho Mountains. In Spain, during the

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, the name Carballo was extended from Galicia to the

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and to the

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. The spelling of the name Carvallo, with a "v", dates its origins back to Viscaya or the

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. During most recent findings, several members of this lineage sailed for the New World in the latter 19th century, arriving in countries like

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, Mexico, the United States, and

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. The lineage that established itself in Venezuela built roots in

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and

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. Most of the members of this lineage became businessmen, lawyers, politicians, and economists. On the branch that settled itself in Valencia, six members have been governors of the city and its state over the last 100 years.

Sports players

* Diego de Souza Carballo, Uruguayan soccer player. * Manuel Carballo, (1982) Spanish artistic gymnast * Marcelo Carballo, Bolivian football defender *

Miguel Ángel Carballo Miguel Ángel Carballo (born 22 March 1979) is an Argentine professional golfer. Known affectionately as ''"El Tati"'', Carballo was the first Argentine to win on the Nationwide Tour. He has played on several Tours in his career, including the Web ...

, Argentine professional golfer * Carlos Velasco Carballo, (1971) Spanish professional football referee * Jesus Carballo, Spanish gymnast, 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics * Néstor Carballo, Uruguayan football defender in the 1954 FIFA World Cup * Marcelo Carballo,(1974) Bolivian football defender * Héctor Federico Carballo, (1980) Argentine soccer player. * Ezequiel Carballo, (1989) Argentine soccer player. * Hugo Carballo, (1944) Chilean soccer player. * Wendy Carballo (born 2002) Uruguayan professional footballer, played in the

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Ramiro Carballo Ramiro Ernesto Carballo Henríquez (born 16 March 1978 in Colón, La Libertad, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player. Club career Ramiro Carballo came through the youth ranks at Alianza and made his professional de ...

Salvadoran footballer, (born 1978) Five

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matches and played at the 2007

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* Javier López Carballo (born 2002) Spanish professional footballer

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* Ignacio Pedro Moreno Carballo, (1951) football player for Spain's La Liga * Leandro Carballo, baseball pitcher, 1987 California Angels. * Andy Carballo, baseball pitcher, 2007 Metropolitanos de La Habana * Michael Victor Carballo, baseball outfielder – 2013 Great Falls Voyagers * Gary Carballo, baseball player, third basemen – Baseball City Royals, 1992 * Jose Carballo, (1994) first base/catcher- Bethune-Cookman Wildcats * Enrique Carballo,(1980) baseball pitcher, 1998 AZL México Stars * Julio Carballo, (1968) baseball shortstop, 1990 Northwest League * Pablo Juan Carballo, (1958) baseball 1st/3rd baseman/outfielder,1978 New York-Pennsylvania League * Valeria Carballo, open race car driver, Venezuelan, EuroFormula 2011 *

Carvalho Leite Carlos Antônio Dobbert de Carvalho Leite (June 25, 1912 – July 19, 2004), best known as Carvalho Leite was a Brazilian Association footballer who played as a striker. Leite was born in Rio de Janeiro. In a career that spanned 15 years bet ...

(1912–2004), Brazilian soccer player. *

Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese professional association football, football coach and former player who is currently assistant head coach of the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team ...

(1978), Portuguese soccer player. AS Monaco in Ligue 1, played central defense. *

Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa Kléber may refer to: * French cruiser ''Kléber'', French armored cruiser active from 1904 to 1917 * Kléber (Paris Métro), Paris Métro station * ''Kléber'' (train), former express train in France * Lycée Kléber, secondary school in Strasb ...

(born 1980), Brazilian soccer player. *

Daniel da Silva Carvalho Daniel da Silva Carvalho (born 1 March 1983), more commonly known as Daniel Carvalho, is a Brazilian former football attacking midfielder. Club career Carvalho started his career in his native state of Rio Grande do Sul at Sport Club Intern ...

(born 1983), Brazilian soccer player. *

Alan Carvalho Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho ( born 10 July 1989), or simply Alan and pronounced in Mandarin as A Lan ( zh, s=阿兰, p=Ā Lán), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Brazil, he plays for the China national team. ...

(born 1989), Brazilian soccer player. *

(1912–2004), Brazilian soccer player *

Fernando Carvallo Rubén Fernando Carvallo Muñoz (born September 24, 1948), known as Fernando Carvallo, is a former Chilean footballer and currently a football manager. International career He made three appearances for the Chile national team in 1972. Manager ...

(born 1948), Chilean soccer player and technical director *

José Carvallo José Aurelio Carvallo Alonso (born 1 March 1986) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Carvallo began his career in Universitario, joining the club's youth ranks at 12 years of age. In May 2003, ...

(born 1986), Peruvian soccer player * Aníbal Carvallo (born 1990), Chilean soccer player

Other notable Carballo's

* The first

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of Carballo, Don Pedro Alvarez de Carballo, captain general Alcazar * Adolfo Cesar Carballo, (d-, April 10, 2004) army

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, served

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, 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division,

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Salomón Carballo, (1949) director of the

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College of San Juan Bosco

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María Elena Carballo María Elena Carballo (born 1958) is a Costa Rican politician. She was the Minister of Youth and Culture in Costa Rica María Elena Carballo, Flora Ovares, Margarita Rojas, Carlos Santander: La casa paterna. Escritura y nación en Costa Rica, S ...

, Costa Rican

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* Manuel Carballo, (1941) epidemiologist, executive director of the International Centre for Migration, Health and Development,

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. * Anthony P. "Tex" Carballo, (April 17, 2016) served in the US Navy,

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Other spellings

* 2nd Marquês de Pombal, Henrique José de Carvalho e Melo (1748–1812) * Delfim Carlos de Carvalho (1823–1896), Brazilian military. * Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936–2021), Portugal infantry lieutenant colonel and veteran of the war in Angola, * Beth Carvalho (born 1946), Brazilian singer * Paulo de Carvalho (born 1947), Portuguese singer. * Mônica Carvalho (born 1971), actress and former Brazilian model Carvallo * Vicente Carvallo y Goyeneche (1742–1816), Chilean writer and military. * Delfín Carvallo (1844–1882), lieutenant colonel in Chilean army, fought in the war against Spain, the Arauco War and the Pacific War. * Andrés Héctor Carvallo (1862–1934), President of the Republic of Paraguay * ''Pilar Carvallo'' (c. 1950-), Chilean geneticist. * Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (born September 22, 1915) Roman Catholic Archbishop of La Serenahttp://www.iglesia.cl/obispos/obispos_matriz.php?apellidos=Pi%F1era%20Carvallo

Gallery

File:O marques de pombal, conde de Oeiras.jpg, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, 1st Count of Oeiras (1699–1782) File:JuanBatistaTopeteYCarballoPorRafaelMonleón.jpg, Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo (1821–1885) Spanish naval commander and politician File:Delfim Carlos de Carvalho - Barão de Passagem by Agostini 1868.png, Delfim Carlos de Carvalho, Brazilian admiral who fought in the War of the Triple Alliance (1823–1896) File:António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro.jpg, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, Brazilian millionaire, collector and bibliophile (1848–1920) File:Saludo militar de Onganía.jpg, Juan Carlos Onganía, Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo, President of the Republic of Argentina (1966–1970) File:Jose Elito Carvalho.jpg, Army General José Elito Carvalho Siqueira, Present Chief of the Institutional Security Cabinet of Brazil File:Capitán Pablo Carballo.jpg, Argentine Air Force captain Pablo Carballo, awarded with the Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross (1982) File:Jose-rodriguez-carballo.jpg, Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies(2013) File:Carlos Velasco Carballo 4513.jpg, Carlos Velasco Carballo (born 1971) Spanish professional football referee File:Carvalho in 2010-11 Real Madrid.jpg,

, Portuguese footballer, Monaco in Ligue 1, central defense File:CarvalloJose20131215.jpg,

(1986), Peruvian goalkeeper. 2nd. playoff 2013 File:FC RB Salzburg v.Real Madrid (Testspiel, 7. August 2019) 29.jpg, Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer, Real Madrid right-back wing File: Carballo Calero, dunha foto con Cunqueiro e Fernández del Riego en Santiago de Compostela.jpg, Ricardo Carballo (1910-1990), Spanish philologist and Professor University of Santiago de Compostela File: CelesteCarballogeneracion.jpg, Celeste Carballo (born 1956) Argentine singer-songwriter in rock, blues, hard rock, punk File: javierCarballo.jpg, Javier Carballo (born 1961) Spanish entrepreneur, developed children’s theme park Micropolix 2004

Historical timeline for migration and military veteran burials

Travels *From 1820 to 1948, most Carballo immigrants to the U.S. came from Spain, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. *1914–1918 World War I: 49 Carballo draft registrants, with most registering in New York City. *1920: 44 Carballo households, 29% owned a home. 83.3% of the homeowners and 60% of home renters were literate. *1939–1945 World War II: 13 Carballo soldiers joined the U.S. Army Military burials *World War II 1939–1945 5 burials observed *

1950–1953 3 burials observed *Vietnam War 1961–1973 2 burials observed *Iraqi War 2003–2007 1 burial observed

References

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