Rillo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Rillo

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Rillo family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Rillo is a nickname type of surname for a person who was bold or shameless. Further research showed the name was derived from the Spanish word "carrillo," which means cheek.

Early Origins of the Rillo family

Early History of the Rillo family

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Rillo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Carrillo, Carriello, Carillo, Carril, Cariello and others.

Early Notables of the Rillo family

• were fifteenth century prelate Alonso Carrillo
• Luis de Carrillo y Sotomayor, sixteenth century poet, literary critic and galley captain
• Maria Barbara Carillo (1625-1721), burned at the stake for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition
• seventeenth century Spanish historian Juan Carrillo
• seventeenth century Viceroy of Mexico Diego Carrillo Mendoza
• eighteenth century Mexican historian Ignacio Carrillo
• nineteenth century Costa Rican statesman Braulio Carrillo
• nineteenth century Cuban poet Isaac Carrillo y O'Farril
• nineteenth century Spanish poet, novelist and playwright Maximino Carrillo de Albornoz
• nineteenth century Venezuelan politician Cruz Carrillo

Migration of the Rillo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco Carrillo, who sailed to Cartagena in 1534; Gonzalo Carrillo, to Panama in 1535; Juan Carrillo, to Dominican Republic in 1535; Pedro Carrillo de Guzmá.