Arenas Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Arenas last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Arenas last name
Meaning of the Arenas last name: sands. Arenas is a Spanish surname meaning "sands", from arena, for a family living on sandy ground or from places named Arenas, such as Arenas de San Pedro in Ávila. The last name is common in Spain, Colombia, Chile and Mexico, and poet Reinaldo Arenas of Cuba carried it.
Arms associated with the Arenas name
In Spain a coat of arms was tied to the family house, and heraldry associated with the Arenas surname follows that custom.
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Arenas name FAQ
What does the Arenas name mean?
Sands. Common variants include Arena, Arenal.
Where does the Arenas surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Colombia, Chile and Mexico.
Is there a Arenas coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Arenas 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).