Tondo Family Crest & Name History

One surname, two spellings: Tondo and Rotondo. In origin, the name means “Round”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Rotondo and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

A variant of Rotondo

Before spelling was fixed, Rotondo was also written Tondo. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Rotundo and Rotonda.

Spain's INE counts 106 residents with Tondo as first surname and 131 with it as second. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why Tondo is counted in both positions. Get the complete Tondo report, with a museum-style coat of arms.