About the Araúxo Surname

Some records give Araújo; others give Araúxo. Both point to the same Portuguese family name. It is a place-based name: “from Araújo”.

A variant of Araújo

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Araúxo has “x” where Araújo has “j”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Araúxo name

There is no single Araúxo family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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