Family Name History: The surname Bajo is of Spanish origin. Surnames were
first recorded on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal) in the eleventh
century. These surnames tented to fall into two categories; surnames based
on toponym (Place name) or Surname derived from a patronym ( personal name).
With regard to the Spanish surname Bajo, there are two possible origins for
this surname. In the first place, the surnameBajo may be of locative origin.
Locative names are those surnames which derive their origin from a feature,
geographic or man made, near the original bearer lived or held land. In this
instance, the name is derived from the Arabic "bujo" (also found as a
surname), meaning "Tower" and which indicates that the original bearer lived
by or near a tower.
Alternatively, this name may be of toponymic origin. Toponymic names are
those surnames which derive their origin from a particular place name near
which the original bearer resided or held land. In this instance, the
surname Bajo is derived from the Spanish place-name Bajo which is located
in the province of Grandad in the South of Spain. Thus, in this instance,
the surname Bajo denotes "Descendant of or son of one of Bajo". According to
etymologists, the place name Bajo is derived from the spanish word "bajo"
meaning "below or underneath". References to this name or to a variant
include a record of the Bajo family of Navarre to whom the arms described
below were granted.
BLAZON OF ARMS: Gules (red) symbolized the planet Mars and denotes Military
Fortitude, Valour, Joy and Honour. Those who carry this colour on their
shield are obliged to serve their liege Battle.
CREST: Three ostrich feathers.
Origin Spain
Submitted by Andrew Bajo
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