Yarritu

Yarritu is a family name of Spanish Basque origin which means "graceful bridge".

History

The family name is related to the King James of England and Scotland through the marriage of Maria Soto-Yarritu Villasevil to Hernando de Soto y Fitzjames-Stuart through the 9th Duke of Berwick in Spain. Ancestral homes include Lezama, Amurrio, Madaria and Salmanton in Ayala Land, in Alava of the Basque Country. [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/2004_3.html] [ [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/berwick.html Berwick ] ]

Coat of arms

The gentlemen's Major Stamp was received by the Yarritu family in Bilbao and in the Real Chancillery in Valladolid in 1726, 1790, and 1798. As a result, the coat of arms was designed in a field of silver with three black smelting basins, forming a triangle, with a golden band stretched across the center. The emblem states (English translation): "Going well, they will not suffer".

People with the surname Yarritu

* David Yarritu, member of ABC (band), a 1980s new wave band
* Elena Yarritu, flautist
* Iñaki Yarritu, reggae and dub musician, BDF (Basque Dub Foundation)
* Daniel Yarritu, guitarist -performer and teacher
* Dominique Yarritu, flight instructor
* Rosa Yarritu, researcher, and student resides in brownsville texas

References

* http://almanachdegotha.org/_wsn/page13.html
* http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/berwick.html
* http://www.jacobite.ca/essays/fitzjames.htm