Xaramillo: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Xaramillo is usually a form of Jaramillo. Xaramillo writes “x” in place of the “j” found in Jaramillo, a typical scribal difference. The name is usually explained as “Place of rockrose”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Arms linked to Jaramillo and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Xaramillo surname pack.