Cuellar (surname)
Cuellar or Cuéllar is a Spanish surname derived from Cuéllar, a town in the Segovia province of Spain.[1] The name has a number of variations, including "Cuéllar", "de Cuéllar", "Cuellar", "de Cuellar", "Cuello", "de Cuello", "Coello", and "de Coello".[2][unreliable source?] The surname first emerged in the Kingdom of Castile during the Middle Ages.[2]
Origin and history[]
The color of the Cuéllar coat of arms is Azur; corresponding to the symbol of water and the continuity of life, Azur is a color that signifies nobility, beauty, chastity, and fidelity, as well as other virtues that characterised the family, such as economic abundance, perseverance, luck, fame and the desire to win.[3]
Notable persons[]
Artists and academics[]
- José Cuéllar, Mexican professor
- Juan de Cuéllar, Spanish pharmacologist
- Nicolás Cuéllar (1927–2010), Mexican painter
- José Tomás de Cuéllar (1830–1894), poet, playwright, and novelist
Politicians and officials[]
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, American politician
- Francisco de Cuellar, Spanish sea captain
- Henry Cuellar, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920–2020), Peruvian diplomat
- Juana Rangel de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador
- Luis Francisco Cuéllar (1940–2009), Colombian politician
- Renato Cuellar, member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Savina Cuéllar, Bolivian politician
Sports players and coaches[]
- Ángel Cuéllar, Spanish former footballer
- Bobby Cuellar, American pitching coach
- Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
- David Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
- Diego Cuéllar, Salvadoran footballer
- Fabián Cuéllar, Colombian footballer
- Fernando Cuellar, Peruvian footballer
- Gustavo Cuéllar, Colombian footballer
- Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, Mexican footballer
- Iván Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
- Jesus Cuellar, Argentine boxer
- Leonardo Cuéllar, Mexican former footballer
- Miguel Ángel Cuéllar, Paraguayan footballer
- Miguel Cuéllar, Colombian chess master
- Mike Cuellar (1937–2010), Cuban baseball player
- Pablo Cuéllar, Panamanian chess master
- Renae Cuéllar, Mexican–American footballer
- Jaume Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
Gallery[]
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465–1524) was a Spanish conquistador and first governor of Cuba.
Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuellar (1782–1842) was the president of Bolivia.
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920–2020), a Peruvian diplomat, served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations.
Henry Cuellar, U.S representative for Texas's 28th congressional district.
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California, and official in the Clinton and Obama administrations.
References[]
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the surname Cuéllar". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b "Cuellar Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Cuéllar familia heráldica genealogía escudo Cuéllar". Heraldrys Institute of Rome (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- Spanish-language surnames
- Spanish families