Ulloa Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Ulloa last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Ulloa last name
Meaning of the Ulloa last name: from Ulloa. Ulloa is a Galician surname for a family from the Ulloa district of Lugo province, named after the river Ulla. The last name spread across Spain and Latin America. Curiously, the scientist Antonio de Ulloa gave Europe one of its first descriptions of platinum, after his voyage to South America in the 1730s and 1740s.
Arms associated with the Ulloa name
Coats of arms associated with the Ulloa surname follow Spanish heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Ulloa name FAQ
What does the Ulloa name mean?
From Ulloa. Common variants include Ulhoa, Ulla.
Where does the Ulloa surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Costa Rica and Peru.
Is there a Ulloa coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Ulloa 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).