Benavides Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Benavides last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Benavides last name
Meaning of the Benavides last name: from Benavides in León. Benavides is a Spanish surname from Benavides de Órbigo, a town in the province of León. The last name spread with a powerful Leonese family to Andalusia and the Americas. Curiously, the town lies on the river Órbigo, near the bridge where a knight held a famous jousting challenge in 1434.
Arms associated with the Benavides name
Coats of arms associated with the Benavides surname crossed the Atlantic with Spanish heraldry, and their blazon reads the same in Mexico.
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Benavides name FAQ
What does the Benavides name mean?
From Benavides in León. Common variants include Benavidez, Benavídez.
Where does the Benavides surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Peru and Chile.
Is there a Benavides coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Benavides 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).