Garai (Basque surname)

Garay or in Euskera Garai, is a Basque surname that appeared in Sopuerta (Vizcaya), that means "peak" or "height".^[1]

Famous holders of this surname are:

Fernando Lamikiz Garai, a Basque lawyer
Francisco de Garay, a Basque conquistador, governor of Jamaica and explorer
Juan de Garay, a Basque conquistador, governor of Asunción, Paraguay and explorer, associated with the noble Garay Family of Tudela (Navarra), based on his coat of arms (gules with rampant lion in gold with a silver banner)
Ezequiel Garay, Argentine footballer

References

↑ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Garay-family-history.ashx Garay/Garai surname Basque origin

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