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Aquino Surname Meaning & Origin

What the Aquino last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.

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Meaning and origin of the Aquino last name

Meaning of the Aquino last name: from Aquino. Aquino is an Italian surname for a family from Aquino, a town in southern Lazio, the home of the family of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Spanish and Portuguese settlers carried the last name abroad, and it is now very common in the Philippines, Paraguay, Brazil and the Dominican Republic.

Arms associated with the Aquino name

Coats of arms associated with the Aquino surname follow Italian heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.

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Aquino name FAQ

What does the Aquino name mean?

From Aquino. Common variants include D'Aquino, Aquin.

Where does the Aquino surname come from?

It originates in Italy, and is also found in the Philippines, Paraguay and Brazil.

Is there a Aquino coat of arms?

Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Aquino coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.

Sources: De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani; Caffarelli & Marcato, I cognomi d'Italia.