Gámez Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Gámez last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Gámez last name
Meaning of the Gámez last name: son of Gamo. Gámez is a Spanish surname, a patronymic from Gamo or a related medieval personal name, found especially in Andalusia and Extremadura. The last name is common in Mexico. Abroad it is written Gamez without the accent. Andalusian militia rolls of the sixteenth century already enter Gámez among local infantry.
Arms associated with the Gámez name
Coats of arms associated with the Gámez surname follow Spanish heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Gámez name FAQ
What does the Gámez name mean?
Son of Gamo. Common variants include Gamez, Games.
Where does the Gámez surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
Is there a Gámez coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Gámez 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).