Vallejo Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Vallejo last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Vallejo last name
Meaning of the Vallejo last name: little valley. Vallejo is a Spanish surname meaning "little valley", for a family from a small valley or a place called Vallejo. The last name is common in northern Spain and Latin America. Curiously, the city of Vallejo in California is named after General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo and was briefly the state capital in the 1850s.
Arms associated with the Vallejo name
Spanish heraldry likes castles, lions and trees, and coats of arms associated with the Vallejo surname, each with its blazon, follow suit.
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Vallejo name FAQ
What does the Vallejo name mean?
Little valley. Common variants include Valleja, Vallejos.
Where does the Vallejo surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Colombia and Peru.
Is there a Vallejo coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Vallejo coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).