Apodaca Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Apodaca last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Apodaca last name
Meaning of the Apodaca last name: from Apodaka. Apodaca is a Basque surname from Apodaka in Álava, a small village near Vitoria. The last name crossed early to New Mexico. A curious detail: a Mexican city near Monterrey is also called Apodaca, after a colonial governor who bore the last name.
Arms associated with the Apodaca name
Coats of arms associated with the Apodaca surname crossed the Atlantic with Spanish heraldry, and their blazon reads the same in Mexico.
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Apodaca name FAQ
What does the Apodaca name mean?
From Apodaka. Common variants include Apodaka.
Where does the Apodaca surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
Is there a Apodaca coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Apodaca 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).