About the De Burgos Surname

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

The meaning behind De Burgos

De Burgos and Burgos are two spellings with one history. The name is generally explained as “From Burgos”.

The De in front of the name is a particle that was often added to Burgos in records. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Spanish register data show 272 residents carrying De Burgos as first surname, and 189 as second surname. Each Spaniard has two surnames, so the same name is counted once as first and once as second surname.

Get the complete De Burgos report, with a museum-style coat of arms.