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Etymology of Trevino

What does the name Trevino mean?

The original bearer of the name Trevino, 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. The Trevino family originally lived in the place named Trevino, which is in Burgos in the northern Spain.

Early Origins of the Trevino family

The surname Trevino was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Trevino family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trevino research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1675, 1679 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Trevino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trevino Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Treviño, de Treviño, Trevino, de Trevino, Treviña, Trevina, Traviño, Travino, Traviña, Travina, Trebiño, de Trebiño, Trebino, de Trebino, Trebiña, Trebina, Trabiño, Trabino, Trabiña and many more.

Early Notables of the Trevino family

Notable bearers of the family name Trevino

  • Juan Francisco Trevino was the Governor of New Mexico from 1675 to 1679...

Trevino Ranking

In the United States, the name Trevino is the 616th most popular surname with an estimated 47,253 people with that name. 1


Trevino migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trevino Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Diego de Treviño, who sailed to America in 1513
  • Lope de Treviño and Alonso Treviño, settled in America in 1527
  • Antonio Treviño, who arrived in Peru, in 1534
  • Cristóbal Treviño, who arrived in America, in 1535
Trevino Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Diego De Trevino, who arrived in America in 1813 2
  • Feo Trevino, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1827 2
  • Lope De Trevino, who arrived in America in 1827 2
  • Alonso Trevino, who landed in America in 1827 2
  • Antono Trevino, who arrived in Peru in 1834 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Trevino Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Primitivo Trevino, who arrived in Texas in 1911 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Trevino (post 1700) +

  • Lee Buck Trevino (b. 1939), American golfer inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981, winner of six major championships
  • Jesse Treviño (1946-2023), Mexican-American visual artist based in San Antonio, Texas
  • Jesús Salvador Treviño (b. 1946), American television director, member of the Directors Guild of America
  • Michael Trevino (b. 1985), American actor, best known for his role as Tyler Lockwood in The Vampire Diaries
  • Rick Trevino (b. 1971), American country music artist
  • Pedro Pablo Treviño Villarreal (b. 1972), Mexican lawyer and politician, President PRI's State Steering Committee in Nuevo León (2017-)
  • General Manuel Pérez Treviño (1890-1945), Mexican politician during the Mexican Revolution
  • Humberto Benítez Treviño (b. 1945), Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of México (1994-1996)
  • Jorge Alonso Treviño Martínez (b. 1935), Mexican politician, Governor of Nuevo León (1985-1991)
  • Javier Treviño (b. 1960), Mexican politician, Deputy Secretary of Education (2014)
  • ... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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