De la Vega Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The last name De la Vega is one of the recorded forms of Vega, a well-known Spanish family name. At root, the name means “Fertile plain”.

De la Vega and Vega

De la Vega simply joins the particle De la to Vega, a pattern common in Spanish naming. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Vegas and Veiga.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Vega and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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