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the Spanish Garza family come from? What is the Spanish Garza
family crest and coat of arms? When did the Garza family first
arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of
the family go? What is the Garza family history?The mountainous
borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname
Garza. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were
the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's
given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the
mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early
as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is
"ez." The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names
that were of many different origins. Spelling variations of this
family name include: Garza, de Garza, de la Garza, Garzo, Garzón
and many more. First found in Galicia, an important Christian
kingdom of med