Bustos Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Bustos last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Bustos last name
Meaning of the Bustos last name: "cattle pasture". Bustos is a Spanish surname for someone who lived by a busto, an old word for a cattle pasture or shelter, found in many place names of Asturias, Cantabria and León. The last name is common in Castile and Andalusia and very widespread in Argentina and Chile.
Arms associated with the Bustos name
Coats of arms associated with the Bustos surname follow Spanish heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Bustos name FAQ
What does the Bustos name mean?
"cattle pasture". Common variants include Busto, Bustillo.
Where does the Bustos surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Argentina, Chile and Mexico.
Is there a Bustos coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Bustos 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).