Bustamante Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Bustamante last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Bustamante last name
Meaning of the Bustamante last name: summer pasture. Bustamante is a Spanish surname from the village of Bustamante in Cantabria, built on busto, a summer cattle pasture. The last name spread to Mexico, Peru and Chile. Curiously, Cantabrian valleys are full of place names beginning with Busta-, all pointing to mountain grazing.
Arms associated with the Bustamante name
Coats of arms associated with the Bustamante surname follow Spanish heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Bustamante name FAQ
What does the Bustamante name mean?
summer pasture.
Where does the Bustamante surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Peru and Chile.
Is there a Bustamante coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Bustamante 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).