Acevedo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Etymology of Acevedo

What does the name Acevedo mean?

Noble surnames, such as Acevedo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Acevedo, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because the Muslim Moors occupied Spain from the 8th to the 12th century. The Acevedo family originally lived beside an area of holly-bushes. The surname Acevedo was originally derived from the Old Spanish word Azevo which meant “holly.”

Early Origins of the Acevedo family

The surname Acevedo was first found in Galicia, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Acebedo is a municipality located in the northeast of the province of Leon, Castile and Leon, Spain and a village in Alava, Spain.

Early History of the Acevedo family

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Acevedo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Acevedo, de Acevedo, Aceveda, Aceval, Aceves, de Aceves, Acebedo, de Acebedo, Acebeda, Acebo, Azebedo, de Azebedo, Azevedo and many more.

Early Notables of the Acevedo family

• were Juan Acevedo, a sixteenth century Spanish soldier who later became a missionary in Mexico
• sixteenth century Spanish artist Cristóbal de Acevedo
• seventeenth century Governor of Cuba Juan de Acevedo
• eighteenth century Spanish military officer Manuel Jacinto de Acevedo y Navia
• nineteenth century Argentinian lawyer and patriot Manuel Antonio Acevedo
• Eduardo Acevedo, nineteenth century Uruguayan journalist and legislator
• nineteenth century Colombian military officer José Acevedo
• nineteenth century Colombian poet Josefa Acevedo de Gómez

Acevedo Ranking

In the United States, the name Acevedo is the 896^th most popular surname with an estimated 32,331 people with that name. 1