Spanish Names from Jaén, 1495

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 28Jun06

The following names are names of 541 family members of one Diego de Robles, who was charged and condemned by the Spanish Inquisition in 1495. Diego and his relatives were from the city of Jaén, which is in Andalusia in south-central Spain.

Feminine Given Names, by frequency

NameNumber
Costança31
    Costança29
    Constança2
Leonor26
Ysabel26
Teresa23
Juana21
Maria21
    Maria16
    Mari5
Blanca16
Ynes14
Catalina12
Beatris11
    Beatris9
    Beatriz2
Marina8
Maior4
    Maior2
    Mayor2
Argeda2
Eluira2
Guiomar2
Luysa2
Ageda1
Aldonça1
Ceçilia1
Florinda1
Graçia1
Loçia1
Violante1

Masculine Given Names, by frequency

NameNumber
Diego41
Fernando37
    Fernando36
    Fernanz1
Juan33
Pedro32
Rodrigo26
Alonso24
Gonçalo21
Martin17
Lope12
Luys12
Françisco10
Sancho6
Manuel4
    Manuel3
    Manual1
Ruy4
Garçia3
    Garçia2
    Garcia1
Gil3
Gomes3
Grauiel3
Miguel3
Aluar2
    Aluar1
    Aluaro1
Andres2
Anton2
Jorge2
Mateo2
Bartolome1
Chrisoual1
Esteuan1
Gauriel1
Lorenço1
Marcos1
Sebastian1

Patterns of surnames

455 of the 541 people were recorded with at least one byname. (The ones without bynames were primarily children). Of these, 406 had just one byname, 36 had two, and no one had more than two. The patterns of bynames and their frequencies are given in the chart below. There is no appreciable difference in the frequencies of these patterns when comparing women's names with men's names, with perhaps the exception that the O type were rarer for women.

P = patronymic
L = locative
O = other

PatternNumberPercentage
P21346.8%
L17638.7%
P + L306.6%
O173.7%
P + P2.4%
P + O2.4%
L + O1.2%
O + L1.2%

Surnames, alphabetically

NameNumberType
Alonso13P
Aluares1P
Baltanas1L
blanco1O
Castellano1O
de Alarcon1L
de Alcala1L
de Alcaras2L
de Aluares1L
de Andujar4L
de Anera1L
de Antequera1L
de Arroyo5L
de Aseo1L
de Baeça29L
de Baena1L
de Benauides6L
de Benavides4L
de Blaeça1L
de Burgos1L
de Caçorla24L
de Cañete1L
de Carmona1L
de Castro19L
de Ceçilia2L
de Cordoua11L
de Cordova11L
de Cuenca1L
de Eçija4L
de Eslaua1L
de Gant1L
de Guadalupe1L
de Jahen13L
de la Camara1L
de la Fuente2L
de la Oya1L
de la Puebla5L
de la Puerta1L
de Martos1L
de Molina5L
de Moratalla2L
de Narbaes1L
de Oliuares4L
de Puerto2L
de Quesada2L
de Robles1L
de Santa Cruz1L
de Santisteuan4L
de Santistevan1L
de Toledo2L
de Toro2L
de Tradas1L
de Vaena1L
de Vbeda1L
de Villaneuva1L
de Villarreal3L
de Xeres2L
del Puerto2L
Destepa1O
Dias14P
Diaz10P
el Blanco1O
el Hobo1O
el Lopes1O
Fernando1P
Fernanz2P
Ferrandes23P
Ferranz1P
Franco1O
Gala1O
Galafra1O
Galan1O
Gallador1O
Gallega1O
Garçia1P
Gil1P
Gomes2P
Gonçales70P
Gutierres9P
Javalera1O
Juan1P
Lopes7P
Lumbroso1O
Manuel8P
Martines2P
Martinez1P
Mendes1P
Mercader4O
Mercado3O
Nuñes2P
Nuñez1P
Partal1L
Pelaes1P
Pelaez1P
Peres2P
Portal1L
Ramires9P
Rodrigo1P
Rodrigues40P
Rodriguez3P
Ruys2P
Sanches13P
Suares1P
Toledano1O
Tondidor1O
Vanegas1P
Villarreal1L
Yañes1P

Source

Coronas Tejada, Louis, Conversos and inquisition in Jaén, trans. by Stephanie Nakache, (Jerusalem: Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, 1988).