Vasconcelo Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

If your family name is Vasconcelo, its origin lies with Vasconcelos, a long-established Portuguese surname. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “from Vasconcelos”.

• Vasconcelo drops the “s” of Vasconcelos, a simplification that clerks often made.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Related forms: Vasconcellos.

Vasconcelo coat of arms

There is no single Vasconcelo family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Vasconcelo report, with a museum-style coat of arms.