Pantoja Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Pantoja last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Pantoja last name
Meaning of the Pantoja last name: from Pantoja. Pantoja is a Spanish surname from places called Pantoja in Toledo and elsewhere. The last name is found in Castile and across Latin America. Early modern tax lists of New Castile already record this surname. Toledan tax lists and Latin American parish books still record the Pantoja surname.
Arms associated with the Pantoja name
In Spain a coat of arms was tied to the family house, and heraldry associated with the Pantoja surname follows that custom.
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Pantoja name FAQ
What does the Pantoja name mean?
From Pantoja. Common variants include Pantoja.
Where does the Pantoja surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
Is there a Pantoja coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Pantoja 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).