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Etymology of De acevedo

What does the name De acevedo mean?

Noble surnames, such as De acevedo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name De 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 De acevedo family originally lived beside an area of holly-bushes. The surname De acevedo was originally derived from the Old Spanish word Azevo which meant "holly."

Early Origins of the De acevedo family

The surname De 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 De acevedo family

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De 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 De acevedo family

Prominent among members of the family

  • 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


De acevedo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De acevedo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan DeAcevedo, who arrived in Guatemala in 1838 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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