Bolaños Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Bolaños last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Bolaños last name
Meaning of the Bolaños last name: from Bolaños. Bolaños is a Spanish surname from Bolaños de Calatrava in Ciudad Real or Bolaños de Campos in Valladolid. The last name spread to Mexico and Central America. A curious detail: the old word bolaño meant a round stone shot for a cannon, which may lie behind the place names.
Arms associated with the Bolaños name
Spanish heraldry likes castles, lions and trees, and coats of arms associated with the Bolaños surname, each with its blazon, follow suit.
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Bolaños name FAQ
What does the Bolaños name mean?
From Bolaños. Common variants include Bolanos.
Where does the Bolaños surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
Is there a Bolaños coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Bolaños coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).