Heraldry and the Mayorca Surname

In old registers, Mayorca often stands in for Mayorga. The name is generally explained as “From Mayorga (Valladolid)”.

• Other spellings include Mallorga.
• Spanish statistics put 114 people with Mayorca in first position and 84 in second.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Mayorca is listed among the recognised spellings of Mayorga.

Heraldry and the Mayorca name

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