Sarmento Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Sarmento last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Sarmento last name
Meaning of the Sarmento last name: vine shoot. Sarmento is a Portuguese surname from sarmento, "vine shoot", from Latin sarmentum, perhaps a name for a vine grower. It matches the Galician and Spanish Sarmiento. The last name is common in northern Portugal, Brazil and the former Portuguese territory of Goa.
Arms associated with the Sarmento name
Coats of arms associated with the Sarmento surname belong to Portuguese heraldry, whose blazon traditions reached Brazil.
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Sarmento name FAQ
What does the Sarmento name mean?
Vine shoot. Common variants include Sarmiento.
Where does the Sarmento surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, India and Timor-Leste.
Is there a Sarmento coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Sarmento coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).