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López
Son of Lope
A bouza, Castrelo de Miño
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Personal names
Son of Lope
From the medieval personal name Lope, meaning wolf. The surname preserves the given name, rather than describing later bearers.
A personal name can survive as a family name after the original naming relationship is forgotten. Patronymics in -ez often express descent from a given name; other personal names became surnames without that ending. Each family branch still needs its own chain of records.
Name reference (opens in a new tab)Galicia · 2001
Census spelling: LOPEZ · Galicia · 2001
- Rank in Galicia · 2001
- #4
- Occurrences in Galicia · 2001
- 167,776
- Share of surname occurrences
- 3.2972%
- Municipalities · 2001
- 315
O Ribeiro · Ourense
The name around the Ribeiro · 2001
Selected municipalities, ordered by surname occurrences. The percentage is the share of all surname occurrences in each municipality.
Birthplace map| Municipality | Occurrences | Share of surname occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| Ribadavia | 192 | 1.7396% |
| Cartelle | 157 | 2.1587% |
| Castrelo de Miño | 124 | 3.031% |
| Cenlle | 119 | 3.7199% |
| Leiro | 68 | 1.7338% |
| Arnoia, A | 19 | 0.7717% |
| Beade | 15 | 1.3032% |
- people assigned this surname
- 5
- recorded birthplaces
- 3
- recorded spellings
- 1
These figures describe our family tree. Approximate dates remain estimates, and missing places remain unknown.
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People carrying this name
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Juana Lopez
- Born
- Abt. 1815 · A bouza, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1885
Recorded parents
Recorded children
Dolores Lopez
- Born
- Abt. 1835 · Noallo de Abaixo, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1905
Recorded parents
Recorded children
Jose Lopez
- Born
- Abt. 1780 · A bouza, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1855
Recorded parents
Parents are not yet recorded.
Recorded children
Mateo Lopez
- Born
- Abt. 1800 · Noallo de Abaixo, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1875
Recorded parents
Parents are not yet recorded.
Recorded children
Isabel Lopez
- Born
- Abt. 1770 · San Pedro, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1845
Recorded parents
Parents are not yet recorded.
Recorded children
Places in this branch
Places in this branch
Birthplaces come from individual tree records. They show where these relatives are recorded, without proving where the surname first arose.
Explore the family map| Recorded birthplace | People |
|---|---|
| A bouza, Castrelo de Miño | 2 |
| Noallo de Abaixo, Castrelo de Miño | 2 |
| San Pedro, Castrelo de Miño | 1 |
Sources & further research
The name reference supports the linguistic explanation above. Family details come from the tree; an illustration supplies atmosphere, not evidence about an ancestor.
Dictionary of American Family Names · 2022 (opens in a new tab)Real Academia Galega · Surname guide (opens in a new tab)Our family tree · People and relationshipsO Ribeiro · Avia · Miño · Arnoia
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The Avia, Miño and Arnoia valleys are the thread running through this guide. Read the regional history, explore the households and surnames, then open the tree to see the relationships supported by records.