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Mojica Surname Meaning & Origin

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

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Meaning and origin of the Mojica last name

Meaning of the Mojica last name: of Mojica. Mojica is a Spanish surname, likely from a place name or a nickname form found in Castile and Navarre. The last name is well known in Colombia and Mexico. American Southwest census sheets of the 1800s keep this surname in steady numbers.

Arms associated with the Mojica name

Coats of arms associated with the Mojica surname crossed the Atlantic with Spanish heraldry, and their blazon reads the same in Mexico.

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Mojica name FAQ

What does the Mojica name mean?

Of Mojica. Common variants include Moxica, Mojica.

Where does the Mojica surname come from?

It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.

Is there a Mojica coat of arms?

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