Origins Available: Portuguese,
Spanish
Noble surnames, such as Azevedo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Azevedo, which is a
local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of
Spain. In
Spain,
hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread.
Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because the Muslim
Moors occupied
Spain from the 8th to the 12th century. The Azevedo family originally lived beside an area of holly-bushes. The surname Azevedo was originally derived from the Old Spanish word Azevo which meant "holly."
Early Origins of the Azevedo family
The surname Azevedo was first found in
Galicia, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
Early History of the Azevedo family
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Azevedo Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Acevedo, de Acevedo, Aceveda, Aceval, Aceves, de Aceves, Acebedo, de Acebedo, Acebeda, Acebo, Azebedo, de Azebedo, Azevedo and many more.
Early Notables of the Azevedo family (pre 1700)
Prominent among members of the family were Juan Acevedo, a sixteenth century Spanish soldier who later became a missionary in Mexico; sixteenth century Spanish artist Cristóbal de Acevedo; seventeenth century Governor of Cuba Juan de Acevedo; eighteenth century Spanish military officer Manuel Jacinto de Acevedo y Navia; nineteenth century Argentinian lawyer...
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Migration of the Azevedo family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Azevedo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
- Juan de Azevedo, who sailed to Florida in 1538
Contemporary Notables of the name Azevedo (post 1700)
- Clarence L. Azevedo, American politician, Mayor of Sacramento, California, 1956-59 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - João Mendonça Azevedo (1915-1991), Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Sérgio Azevedo (b. 1968), Portuguese composer of contemporary classical music
- Waldir Azevedo (1923-1980), Brazilian musician
- Admiral José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917-1983), Portuguese political figure, and revolutionary, prime minister of Portugal between (1975-1976)
- Artur Nabantino Gonçalves de Azevedo (1855-1908), Brazilian writer
- Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo (1831-1852), Brazilian author of short stories, dramas, poetry and essays