At various times, the Ybarra name appears widespread among nobles in the North, especially in the Basque provinces and notable scholars find it difficult to know if all these nobles came from the same original family or from separate houses. It is likely that the latter is more correct, since there are several places in the Basque country called Ybarra and likely several families may have taken their surnames from those regions. Although the origin may not be certain at this point it is a fact that Ybarra is an ancient and noble surname, notably the houses prominent in Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya.
Found in Guipuzcoa, it is prominent in the towns of Elgoibar and Eibar. The name has also been found in Andalucia and other regions of Spain, Chile, Venezuela, Mexico and The United States (It is prominent in Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and Texas).
Obviously there are several coat of arms. I will describe one - based on it's beauty and not on any link to a particular family. It is an Olive Tree on background of silver. The trunk of the tree in green and it's two large branches spread. Just above, and between the branches is a red cross (appendages even) and above this a green crown.
Note: I am often questioned about which spelling of the surname is MORE correct or MORE original. I myself, was curious as to why my cousins spells their surname� Ibarra. I wondered if there was some great cause for the division.They responded casually - "no, we didn't want to be the last on the roles for school registration."
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