Balboa Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Balboa last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Balboa last name
Meaning of the Balboa last name: from Balboa. Balboa is a Galician Spanish surname from places called Balboa in León and Galicia. The last name is famous through Vasco Núñez de Balboa, who sighted the Pacific in 1513. Galician and Extremaduran lines carried this surname to the Americas.
Arms associated with the Balboa name
Coats of arms associated with the Balboa surname follow Spanish heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Balboa name FAQ
What does the Balboa name mean?
From Balboa. Common variants include Balboas.
Where does the Balboa surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
Is there a Balboa coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Balboa 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).