AMESTOY The origin of this surname is Laburdi, and Gipuzkoa (there are houses in Urnieta and Usurbil

Meaning: AMES or AMETS is the name of a Tree, simmilar to the oak, in Spanish is called "Quejigo" and in Lathin is "Quercus Lusitanica", I don't know the english name of it. TOY or DOI means the same than TI or DI, group of trees

There are families with this name in the whole Basque Country (North and South), but in Laburdi is more tipical, documented in Askain 1680, Itsasu 1735, Ainhoa 1749, Ziburu 1684, Sara 1653, Baiona 1891,

Variations of this surname: Amestoi, Amestoia,Amestoy (the more usual),d'Amestoy,Amestoya,Ameztoy, d'Ameztoy, Damestoi, Damestoy, Dameztoy, and de Mestoy (this last one documented in Iparralde in 1300).

Jaime Kerexeta think that is the same name than AMESTI (usual in Gipuzkoa)

Basque surnames are names of houses or farms (baserriak), there are good works about the farms of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, but there are not works about the ones of Iparralde

IHINTZIA: It is not clear the meaning of it: can be "rosee", but in toponims is not normal this name so can be, "Water place" or "place of rattans or rushes", other possibility is "walnut place".

Thomas Amestoy writes: We were always told our name meant something along these lines: "A lone tree on a hill that can not be cultivated."

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roconsultores at cantv dot net,roconsultores dot rincon at gmail dot com 11-May-2008 7:37 #7451 Saludos a todos los lectores de esta página. Mi nombre es Adafel Rincón Mora. Por parte de mi madre desciendo de Amesty. Mi bisabuela materna se llamaba Ana Amesty y creo que ella era natural de La Cañada, en el Estado Zulia, Venezuela. En mi familia se habla que ella es descendiente del Conde Pacífico Amesty e igual que otros que han escrito en esta página, en algún momento estuvimos recogiendo documentos para una herencia en el País Vasco (específicamente Bilbao y San Sebastián). Aún cuando eso no tenga importancia, es interesante investigar el origen de los ancestros. Si alguien puede aportar algo al respecto, se agradece. A propósito, nací en Encontrados, Estado Zulia, lugar a donde fueron a parar muchos cañaderos.
restauradora_31 at hotmail dot com 27-Apr-2008 21:11 #7388 hola,mi nombre es isis amesty,soy venezolana, del estado zulia,maracaibo,mi familia vive mayormente en La Cañada de Urdaneta,mi papà en una oportunidad me hablo de la historia de Pacifico Amesti,de como llego a nuestro paìs,por las costas de la Cañada de Urdaneta, esto fue en ocasiòn que se hablo de una famosa herencia que supuestamente tenian los Amesty en España,la verdad no importa nada de esto pero si me gustaria saber a ciencia cierta de como mis antepasados llegaron a Venezuela,alli esta mi correo si alguien gusta que conversemos sobre el tema.
jcihigoyenetche at intermountainortho dot com 21-Jan-2008 17:25 #6798 My maiden name is Amestoy, my grandparents were Jean-Baptiste and Gracianne Amestoy, both from the Basque Country on the French side. Amestoy is Basque, from the French side. I live in Boise, Idaho, where there is a large Basque population, primarily Spanish Basque. I would love to know more about my maiden name, what it means and possibly get in touch with other Amestoy's.
gustavoamestoyfotografia at hotmail dot com 05-Aug-2007 14:48 #5777 hola me paresio anteresante la pagina mi apellido es amestoy me llamo gustavo somos 4 hermanos soy desendiente de vascos me gustaria conectarme con algunos vivo en argentina bs,as. desde ya muchas gracias
lacob at mail dot NOSPAM dot com 03-Feb-2007 16:42 #4518 I am trying to find out about my family. My dad's name was Julian Arbonies. He was killed in the Korean War before I was born and I would like to find out about my family history. My grandmother's name was Carnuta Amestoy and she was married to Nicholas Arbonies. They moved to San Juan Capistrano, California. I would like to know what city my family came from and wondered if I still have relatives in the Basque county. Hope to hear....Thanks Juliann Steiner
AUMAS_18 at HOTMAIL dot COM 11-Jan-2007 3:30 #4370 Hola amigos soy Miguel Angel Amesty Urdaneta soy de Venezuela y vivo en Guanare estado portuguesa, pero nacido en el estado Zulia especificamente en Santa Cruz del Zulia.... Al igual que Clara Cipriani Amesty estoy buscando informacion de nuestro pasado y quiero saber si me pueden ayudar con este nombre PACIFICO AMESTI, deseo tener conocimientos de nuestros antepasados y sabemos porque tenemos soporte de que nuestra descendencia proviene de ese nombre pero no encontramos datos que nos ayuden..... Espero puedas darme alguna informacion.....gracias...
prevost53 at yahoo dot com 21-Mar-2006 13:59 #2750 My name is julie amestoy prevost and my grandparents were Bernard Amestoy and Jeanne Etchepar. They both came to the United States after WW1 and settled in Montana. I found your web page interesting because there are very few basque people where I live. If anyone has any information about Bernard and Jeanne, I would be happy to hear from them.
d_a_m_i_a_n89 at hotmail dot com 03-Jul-2005 13:15 #1734 Hello my name is Damian Amestoy and i'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina and i found very interesting this page.So i would like you can send me some information about my surname. If you can send me an e-mail to d_a_m_i_a_n89@hotmail.com or damiankpo89@gmail.com To sum up i think that would be very wonderful if you connect me with other people who have the same surname. Yours sincerely,                   Damian Nicolas Amestoy                   Age: 15                   Country: Argentina
m-morvan at wanadoo dot fr 26-May-2005 13:08 #1604 The names Amescoa and Urzua are actually basque names. The first one from ametz "quercus tozza" and the second one from ur "water" and abundance suffix -tsu, so "place of the waters".
basque39 at yahoo dot com 22-May-2005 14:51 #1586 In our family the name Amezcua also spelled Amescua, we were told that our ancestors come from the Basque country and we're Basque. My grandmother on my father's side, last name was Urzua, also said to be a basque name. Does anyone have any information on these last names. It would be nice to know if they truely are Basque names. Amelia Judit Amezcua Carter
lili_cipriani at hotmail dot com 08-Mar-2005 11:54 #1272 Hi, my name is Clara Cipriani AMESTY, I am from venezuela (South America) and I am trying to find my origins (by my mother`s side), i mea surname Amesty. I have the info from myself up to the year 1834, with an ancestor called PACIFICO AMESTI, here in venezuela in the province of Zulia state in La Cañada de Urdaneta, close to my place. I have been revising the web in these regards but I do not find this man ancestors, I mean, I do not know where he came from, when or how. and I would like to have that info in order to know my origins. there is a page web that said the following: 1610 Amézquita Escudo de armas   Origin basque surname. from Lequeitio (Vizcaya), where he went to Castilla and Chile. Filiación . 1.0 : Miguel de Amézquita, born in Oyarzún, Spain, by 1585, married to Ana de Arbide of this union born 2 children: Francisco de Amesti y Arbide Juana Amézquita, who married to Juan de Avendaño Juan de Amézquita 2.0 Francisco de Amesti y Arbide, nace en Oyarzún, España, por 1610, muere en Chile. Fue vecino de la Provincia de Colchagua por 1640, llega a Chile por 1630. SO, I DON`T KNOW IF I COME FROM THAT TREE, BUT IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ALMOST 150 YEARS BETWEEN THEM AND THE MENTIONED PACIFICO AMESTI IN VENEZUELA?, FOR SURE I COME FROM PACIFICO AMESTI (I HAVE DOCUMENTS WHICH SUPPORTS THIS BUT.... I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS REGARD.. THANKS CLARA CIPRIANI AMESTI
m-morvan at wanadoo dot fr 10-Aug-2004 7:20 #645 Hallo, The name of the tree ametz in basque is "chêne tauzin" in french and gascon. In latin Quercus tozza. Michel Morvan
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