Map of Spain showing where the Quinonez arms are recorded
The Quinonez arms were recorded in Andalusia, c. 1722.
Andalusia was the last part of Spain taken back from the Moors, and the land was shared out among the men who took it. A grant of land came with a grant of arms, so the region produced a great many.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Spain in this period.
Philip V of Spain
Sovereign of the period
Philip V of Spain
1714–1724
Reigning in Spain when the Quinonez arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Spain
In Spain, a coat of arms was considered a form of property that belonged to the entire family line. These arms were passed down from a father to all his children equally. Younger branches of the family usually kept the original design without needing to add any special marks to distinguish their specific line.
Granting authority
The Cronista Rey de Armas was the official body that regulated and granted coats of arms throughout Spain.
How they got arms
Families often obtained their arms through royal grants or by proving their noble status to the official heraldic authority.
Where arms were recorded
Coats of arms were officially recorded in the registers of the Cronista Rey de Armas starting in 1496.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Andalusia.
Origin & History of the Quinonez Family in Spain
The surname Quiñónez traces its roots to the Iberian Peninsula, where it developed as a topographic name derived from the Spanish word quiñón. This term historically referred to a portion of land or a share of an estate that was divided among commoners or farmers. By the early 18th century, records confirm that families bearing this name were well-established in the region of Andalusia. During this period, the family members were likely involved in the agricultural life of the southern Spanish countryside, where the division of land was a central part of the local economy. As the family grew and moved across different provinces, the name became a permanent marker of their ancestral connection to the rural landscape of Spain.
Quinonez Meaning & Related Branches
Root word
Quinon
Derived from the Latin word quinio meaning a group of five.
This name
QuinonezA topographic or habitational name referring to someone who lived on a plot of five units.
also spelled
Kinones
Quinonez
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Moll, Francesc de B., Els llinatges catalans, 1959
Pescador del Hoyo, María del Carmen, Apellidos en España, 1996
Archivo General de Simancas, Registro del Sello de Corte, 1722
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