Partidas Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

One surname, two spellings: Partidas and Partida.

Taken at its root, Partidas points to “Share / district”. Partidas adds “s” to Partida, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Heraldry and the Partidas name

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

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