Araújo Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Araújo last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Araújo last name
Meaning of the Araújo last name: "from Araújo". Araújo is a Portuguese surname from Araújo, a place in Galicia and northern Portugal, from Galician Araúxo. The last name is common in the Minho and very widespread in Brazil, especially in the northeast. Abroad it is often written Araujo.
Arms associated with the Araújo name
Portuguese heraldry loves canting arms that echo a name, a custom seen in coats of arms linked with Araújo.
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Araújo name FAQ
What does the Araújo name mean?
"from Araújo". Common variants include Araujo, Araúxo.
Where does the Araújo surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Angola and Venezuela.
Is there a Araújo coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Araújo coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).