Ríos

Ríos
LanguageGalician, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Italian
Origin
Region of originGalician, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Italian

Rios, Ríos or Riós are Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surnames. The name has numerous origins. In Germany, Italy, France, UK, and the Americas the Ríos surname can also be found in the surname history books. The name was derived from the Spanish word "Rio," which means "river" (pronounced: Ree-Oess). The surname Ríos is a rich sign of ancestry which includes royals and nobles. Historians believe the Ríos family derived from the Royal House of Asturias and King Liuvigilds Dynasty.

The original bearer of the name Ríos, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the region of Northwestern Spain which is today's Galicia and Asturias. In the Middle Ages, names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Ríos Family originally lived near a river. As early as the 10th Century, the Ríos family has been involved in politics, business, military, Christianity, athletics, music, education, science, law, medicine, arts, architecture, literature, technology, inventions, mathematics, engineering and economic investments.

Valid historical, orthographic and prepositional variants of the Ríos surname include:

People with the name

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0195081374. Ríos: Galician and Spanish habitational or topographic name for someone who lived near a river or from any of the various places called Ríos.
  2. ↑ Faure, Roberto; Ribes, María Asunción; García, Antonio (2001). Diccionario de apellidos españoles (in Spanish). Madrid: Espasa-Calpe. ISBN 978-8423922710.
  3. ↑ García Carraffa, Alberto; García Carraffa, Arturo (1955). Enciclopedia Heráldica y Genealógica Hispano-Americana (in Spanish). Vol. 76. Madrid: Imprenta de Antonio Marzo.
  4. ↑ González-Doria, Fernando (2000). Diccionario heráldico y nobiliario de los reinos de España (in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones Bitácora. p. 702. ISBN 978-8486832001.
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