Cevallos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cevallos

The origins the old family name Cevallos can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Cevallos family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Cevallos was an occupational name for a knight or a knight's servant.

Early Origins of the Cevallos family

Early History of the Cevallos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cevallos research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1535, 1560, 1572, 1644, 1645, 1656, 1670, 1679, 1697, 1703, 1704, 1707, 1740, 1800, 1816, 1829, 1839, 1862, 1876, 1880, 1886 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Cevallos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cevallos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Caballero, Caballeros, Caballer, Caballé, Caballe, Caballería, Caballeria, Caballo, Caballos, de Caballos, Cavallo, Cavallos, de Cavallos, Cavallón, Cavallon, de Cavallón, de Cavallon, Cavallero, Cavallería and many more.

Early Notables of the Cevallos family

• Francisco Cevallos, Spanish composer, active from 1535 to 1572 and was canon and musical director of the cathedral at Burgos. Among his compositions scattered throughout Spain, may be mentioned a fine...

Cevallos Ranking

the United States, the name Cevallos is the 17,835^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1