Truxillo Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Truxillo is best understood together with Trujillo: both are Spanish spellings of a single family name.

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Truxillo has “x” where Trujillo has “j”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Arms linked to Trujillo and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Truxillo family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.