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.

Early History of the Navarrete family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Navarrete research.

Navarrete Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Navarrete, de Navarrete and others.

Early Notables of the Navarrete family (pre 1700)

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Juan Fernández de Navarrete (c.1538-1579), Spanish, deaf-mute painter and draughtsman; as well as Domingo Fernández Navarrete (c.1610-1689), Spanish Dominican missionary and archbishop. In later centuries were Ignacio Maria de Alava.

Navarrete Ranking

In the United States, the name Navarrete is the 4,193^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. [1]

 Navarrete migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were: 

Navarrete Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

• Alonso Navarrete, moved to America in 1516

Navarrete Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Alonso Navarrete, who arrived in America in 1816 [2]
• Francisco Navarrete, who arrived in Mexico in 1838 [2]
• Cayetano Navarrete, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 [2]
• Baltasar Navarrete, who landed in Peru in 1892 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Navarrete (post 1700) +

• Juan Pizarro Navarrete (1945-2022), Spanish physician and politician, member of the People’s Party who represented the Province of Jaén in the Congress of Deputies from 1991 until 1993 and in the Parliament of Andalusia from 2000 until 2012
• Rafael Andrade Navarrete (1856-1928), Spanish politician and lawyer
• Ignacio Maria de Alava y Saenz de Navarrete (1750-1817), Spanish naval officer
• Martín Fernández de Navarrete (1765-1844), Spanish sailor and historian
• Juan Fernández Navarrete (1526-1579), Spanish painter
• Domingo Fernández Navarrete (1610-1689), Spanish Dominican missionary and archbishop
• Diego de León y Navarrete (1807-1841), Count of Belascoain, a Spanish military figure
• Javier Navarrete (b. 1956), Spanish, Academy Award-nominated composer of film scores
• József Navarrete (b. 1965), Hungarian fencer
• Joge Navarrete, Chilean comedian and psychologist.