Albuquerque Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Albuquerque last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Albuquerque last name
Meaning of the Albuquerque last name: from Alburquerque. Albuquerque is a Portuguese surname from Alburquerque, a castle town in Spain just across the border from Portugal. The last name is common in Brazil, especially in the north-east. Curiously, the US city of Albuquerque was named in 1706 after the Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy of New Spain.
Arms associated with the Albuquerque name
In Portugal and Brazil a coat of arms often goes with a family name, and heraldry associated with the Albuquerque surname follows that custom.
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Albuquerque name FAQ
What does the Albuquerque name mean?
From Alburquerque. Common variants include Alburquerque.
Where does the Albuquerque surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Spain and the United States.
Is there a Albuquerque coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Albuquerque coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).