Armijo
A Spanish surname, most likely tied to a place name or local geographic feature rather than a personal trade.
The #4,232 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 36,878 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Armijo is a Spanish surname. In most cases it is understood as a locational name, probably arising from a place-name or from a regional topographic term whose exact origin is not fully certain. The ending -jo is a familiar Spanish form, but the first element is less clear, so the name is best treated as a place-based surname of uncertain literal meaning.
History
The surname is especially associated with Spanish-speaking populations, and it is well established in Spain and in the Spanish-speaking Americas. It became notably common in New Mexico and the American Southwest through Spanish colonial and later Mexican-era settlement. Today it is found chiefly in the United States, Mexico, and Spain.
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Fun fact
Armijo is one of several Spanish surnames that traveled into the U.S. Southwest through early colonial settlement and still remains strongly regional there.