Barrientos Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Barrientos last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Barrientos last name
Meaning of the Barrientos last name: from Barrientos. Barrientos refers to a village in León province whose name may relate to barro, "mud, clay", for heavy clay soil. The surname crossed the Atlantic in the colonial era. Today this last name is frequent in Mexico, Chile and Guatemala, and also in the Philippines.
Arms associated with the Barrientos name
Spanish heraldry likes castles, lions and trees, and coats of arms associated with the Barrientos surname, each with its blazon, follow suit.
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Barrientos name FAQ
What does the Barrientos name mean?
From Barrientos. Common variants include Barriento.
Where does the Barrientos surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Chile and Guatemala.
Is there a Barrientos coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Barrientos 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).