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Tapia Family History
Tapia Genealogy & Family TreeTapia is a Spanish name from Castile and Galicia, Spain. It comes from the Galician word tapia which means "mud wall" or "protective wall" and referred to someone who lived near such a landmark. Roots for this name can also be found in Hebrew.
Other spellings include "Tapias," "de Tapia," "Tapies," and "Tapiola." Notable people with the surname include Chilean footballer (Colo-Colo, Universidad Catolica, Perugia), Chilean footballer Rodrigo Tapia (Colo-Colo, Nublense, Municipal Iquique), and Colombian footballer Anthony Tapia (Deportivo Cali, Atletico Huila, Santa Fe). The first Tapia to come to America was Rodrigo Tapia in 1509.
Tapia Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Diego Tapia -- --, 1590 October 28, 1638
- Jose Maria Tapia -- --, 1919 December 0, 1941
- Maria Lucinda Tapia -- --, 1884 New Mexico
- Felipe Santiago Tapia -- --, 1740 January 24, 1811
- David Tapia -- --, 1959 December 0, 1982 New Mexico
Tapia Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Francisco (De) Tapia -- --, 1675 August 13, 1720 New Mexico
- Francisco Tapia -- --, 1641 December 24, 1675
- Santiago EMPTYNUL Tapia -- --, 1934 Arizona
- Jesus Bielmas Tapia -- --, 1882 May 29, 1961 Emptynul
- Denise EMPTYNUL Tapia -- --, 1969 January 4, 2006 Arizona
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