Candelaria Family Name and Heraldry

Counting heads is the honest place to start with Candelaria. The 2010 US Census counted 8,483 people named Candelaria, ranking it number 4,176 among American surnames. Of these, 81% identified as Hispanic or Latino. Spanish statistics put 228 people with Candelaria in first position and 170 in second.

Researching the origin

We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Candelaria, the family's own records come first. Local archives often hold baptisms and marriages that never reached online indexes.

Heraldry and the Candelaria name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Candelaria name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

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