Servantes Family Crest & Name History

Some records give Cervantes; others give Servantes. Both point to the same Spanish family name. Only a small detail separates the spellings: Servantes has “s” where Cervantes has “c”. It is a place-based name: “From Cervantes in Galicia”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Related forms: Cervantez.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Servantes, so the heraldry linked to Cervantes is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Servantes surname pack.