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Lugo Surname Meaning & Origin

What the Lugo last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.

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Meaning and origin of the Lugo last name

Meaning of the Lugo last name: from Lugo. Lugo is a Spanish surname for a family from Lugo, a Galician city founded by the Romans as Lucus Augusti, whose Roman walls still encircle the old town. Alonso Fernández de Lugo conquered Tenerife, spreading the last name to the Canary Islands, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.

Arms associated with the Lugo name

Coats of arms associated with the Lugo surname follow Spanish heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.

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Lugo name FAQ

What does the Lugo name mean?

From Lugo. Common variants include De Lugo.

Where does the Lugo surname come from?

It originates in Spain, and is also found in Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

Is there a Lugo coat of arms?

Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Lugo 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).