GOYENETCHE

Other spellings of this surname include Goienetche and Goienetxe. It is found in Arizkun, Aspilkueta, Iruieta, Ordoki, and in the valley of Baztan. Some branches went to Elizondo, Tarazona (Zaragoza), Velez-Málaga, and Peru. In Larabezua, Ustaritz, and Argentina it is also known as Gojeneche.

This name means the house on the hill, mountain top, or pinnacle. Being a superlative it indicates the highest point around. The word Goyen is the superlative of Goi (meaning the one on top or the highest one). Exte is house.

The arms are a checkered shield of silver and black (10 squares of each color). Another version includes the same type background with squares of red and silver (15 squares of each color). Others add to this second design a silver border.

Debbie Rogers sends this additional information:
I have been in contact with people in Spain and have received my ancestral report taking the Goyeneche (de Goyeneche) name back to pre-1700. My Great Great Grandfather, Santiago Francisco De Goyeneche Urrutia (1786-1845) from Garzain, Spain (Valle de Baaztan) Casa de Goyenechea, barrio de Aristegui, married and raised a family in Alamos, Sonora Mexico. He died and is buried in Alamos. I just thought I would let you know about another spelling of the name and another country of migration.

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nicholasab at sbcglobal dot net 06-Mar-2011 14:03 #12001 Could my family surname, Goyetche, be a form of Goyenetche? Goyètche, Jean (also sp. Goyèche)Born: c.1763 Bayonne, France.Died: 06/15/1844 Buried 06/17/1844 Cap au Guet, Isle Madam, Richmond Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.“Goyètche, Jean, 80 ans.” Source: Deaths 1844, No.236. Arichat, Nova Scotia, Parish of Notre Dame de L’Assomption.) Married: to Margaret Mathhews (Mathieu/Mateus/Mathé/Matthis) (B: 1772 who died:03/01/1843 Buried 03/03/1843 “Arichat, Mathews Goyetche, Marguerite, 70 ans, épouse de Jean Goyètche.” Source: Deaths 1843, No.190. Arichat, Nova Scotia, Parish of Notre Dame de L’Assomption.)
rgoya212 at yahoo dot com 11-Feb-2011 20:31 #11945 Hello, My name is Rafael Goyenechea. I was born and bred in NYC. My parents immigrated to the US from Cuba in 1959. I am the Son of Maria Dolores and Desiderio Angel Goyenechea. Due to the lack of relations with Cuba or the fact that I have never met my Cuban family it is a long road to learn about my ancestory. I hope to trace my family to Spain.
marce_siebe at hotmail dot com 02-Dec-2008 17:58 #8743 soy paulino goyenetche vivo en olavarria ba sa argentina soy hijo de eduardo oscar goyenetcche y nieto de raul goyenetche y creo q eran de la ciudad de azul bs as argentina . quisiera si alguien de mi mismo apellido puede pasarme informacion de mi apellido o familiar alguno.
sashonska at yahoo dot com 05-Jan-2008 23:07 #6704 hello, My name is Sasha Rodriguez...my grandmother's name was Goienetxe, on my father's side...they lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina...my father became an acrobat at an early age, leaving argentina to tour the world. Ending up in NYC, he and my mother bore me and a sister, Nicole...i know we have two aunts and subsequent cousins in buenos aires...although family ties have been strained and discontinued...I live in New York City...
mary dot hernandez at alumni dot uottawa dot ca 25-Nov-2007 3:03 #6486 Please visit our family's website - www.goyenechefamily.com - there are many resources to help you find other members of your family. And if you are a goyeneche, please visit the page on "help us find family members" or "puedes ayudarnos". Thanks - Muchas gracias a todos
mary dot hernandez at alumni dot uottawa dot ca 02-Oct-2007 17:25 #6150 This is a great site. Congratulations. I am writing to mention one of the most popular forms for this last name. It is GOYENECHE and this spelling is widespread across latin america and in the Philippines. Goyenechea is another popular form. My former research shows that the original spelling of the name is GOINETXE.
sandrago40 at hotmail dot com 27-Sep-2006 14:30 #3685 hola me llamo sandra beatriz goyenetche soy de argentina esoy bucando familiares tios,primos,sobrinos ....lo q sea hace unos dias fallesio mi abuela y siempre fue miy dificil sacarle alguna informacion lo unico q se es: mis biz abulos se llamaban ignacio gonenetche y juana maria darrui...ellos se escaparon de sus casas y se fueron a vivir juntos. de ahi nacio mi abuelo ignacio alberto goyenetche nacido(7 de junio de 1922) en 3 arroyos q se caso con mi abuela elsa elvia chabez.... vivieron muchos años en bell ville cordoba y despues se mudron a capital(lanus)....ya de ansianos decidieron volver a cordoba y morir alla.......se q mi abuelo tenia hermanos pero o se mas de esta union solo nacio mi mama siendo ella hija unica,esta muy interezada en conocer tios o primos el nombre de mi mama es elsa beatriz goyenetche es residente en bell ville cordoba .... encontre cerca de 1.000 variantes de mi apellido y no encuentro quien me alluda a encontrar alguien de mi origen... agradesere cualquier informacion ...gracias por su tiempo ...sandra
pink_lorens11 at yahoo dot com 14-Aug-2006 7:07 #3439 Hi, i'm Mary Lorens Goyenechea from Cebu, Philippines. I am 12 years old and I have 3 sisters and 3 brothers. My grandfather is Jose Goyenechea from Manila and he died last 1993. According to my father my grandfather was born in 1901. As far as I'm concerned, aside from our family, my grandfather has a nephew with a bigger Goyenechea family whose also staying near us. My father has two other brothers who have families of their own and two sisters, the other one is married. While surfing the net, it got into my mind to research about my family name. I was surprised then to discover that my family name is really in existence very long time ago. I was touched and decided to get in touch with you right away, since I'm really curious of the family tree of my grandfather. Hope you could possibly entertain my curiousity. Thanks for accommodating me. God bless!
pilarfrias at hotmail dot com 26-Dec-2003 11:23 #241 Hi, i'm from Mexico city and our lastname is Goyenechea. My grandfather, José Luis Goyenechea raised in Pachuca, Hidalgo, his parents were from the Pays Basque. Aitatxi had 5 daughters and 3 sons. He was born in 9 september 1914 and dead 5 june 1992. We are a great family and we would like to contact many others from the same root.
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