Sotelo Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Sotelo last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Sotelo last name
Meaning of the Sotelo last name: little grove. Sotelo is a Galician and Spanish surname meaning "little grove", a diminutive of soto, a wooded riverbank, from Latin saltus. It named a family living by a small wood, or from places called Sotelo in Galicia. The last name is common in Mexico, Peru and Paraguay.
Arms associated with the Sotelo name
Coats of arms associated with the Sotelo surname crossed the Atlantic with Spanish heraldry, and their blazon reads the same in Mexico.
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Sotelo name FAQ
What does the Sotelo name mean?
Little grove. Common variants include Soto, Sotillo.
Where does the Sotelo surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Peru and Paraguay.
Is there a Sotelo coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Sotelo coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).