De los Reyes Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

De los Reyes is how some branches of the Reyes family came to write their name. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Kings (Three Kings)”.

• Related forms: Rey and Reis.
• De los Reyes is listed among the recognised spellings of Reyes.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the De los Reyes name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named De los Reyes, so the heraldry linked to Reyes is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the De los Reyes family name pack.