Navarrete History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Navarrete name is habitational surname from any of the places in La Rioja, Aragon, and Basque Country named Navarrete. The place names come from the Basque word “nava,” or “naba,” which means “plain near the mountains.”

Early Origins of the Navarrete family

The surname Navarrete was first found in Rioja, where the knight (caballero) Pedro Rogriguez took on the name of the village of Navarrete.