ARROYO Origin of surname
ARROYO, AROYO, AROYA, (A)BEN-ARROYO, (A)BEN-AROYA
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Literally "rivulet/brook" in Spanish, Arroyo is the name of several Spanish towns in the provinces of Burgos, Madrid and Badajoz. One variant, Benarroyo, is documented in Toledo, Spain, in the 12th century. Aben Arroyo is mentioned in the 14th /15th century and De Arroyos in 1451. The family name Arroyo is rare in North Africa, but current in the Ottoman Empire where it was found mostly preceded by Ben. Arroyo and Arollia are recorded in Salonika, Greece, in the 16th century. Arroyo is recorded as a Jewish surname in 17th century Brazil with the physician Mattos Belchior Arroyo (born in 1694), who was convicted by the Inquisition. Other related family names include Aroya and Ben-Aroya.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Arroyo include the 16th century Greek rabbi, Isaac Ben Moshe Arroyo, sometimes also known as Arollia.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Literally "rivulet/brook" in Spanish, Arroyo is the name of several Spanish towns in the provinces of Burgos, Madrid and Badajoz. One variant, Benarroyo, is documented in Toledo, Spain, in the 12th century. Aben Arroyo is mentioned in the 14th /15th century and De Arroyos in 1451. The family name Arroyo is rare in North Africa, but current in the Ottoman Empire where it was found mostly preceded by Ben. Arroyo and Arollia are recorded in Salonika, Greece, in the 16th century. Arroyo is recorded as a Jewish surname in 17th century Brazil with the physician Mattos Belchior Arroyo (born in 1694), who was convicted by the Inquisition. Other related family names include Aroya and Ben-Aroya.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Arroyo include the 16th century Greek rabbi, Isaac Ben Moshe Arroyo, sometimes also known as Arollia.