Arredondo
A Spanish surname most likely taken from a place-name meaning “the round or circular one.”
The #1,212 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 10,583 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Arredondo is generally understood as a locational surname from a Spanish place-name, especially the town of Arredondo in Cantabria. The place-name is usually analyzed as Spanish re- plus a form related to redondo, meaning “round,” so the sense is something like “the rounded place” or “the round hill/valley.” Some older writers also connect many northern Spanish surnames of this type with Basque naming patterns, but the core meaning is still geographic rather than patronymic.
History
The surname is strongly associated with northern Spain, especially Cantabria, and later spread widely through Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. In the Americas it became common through colonial-era migration and later movement within Latin American populations. The provided 19th-century source only lists Arredondo among Spanish surnames, which supports its recognition as a longstanding Iberian family name.
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Fun fact
Arredondo is also the name of a municipality in Cantabria, which likely helped anchor the surname’s geographic origin.
From the historical record
“Arizcun, Arjona, Armada, Armentia, Armesto, Aróstegui, Artazcoz, Arteaga, Arteta, Artieda, Arratia, Arrazola, Arredondo , Arribas , Arrieta, Arríete, Arrióla, Arroniz, Arroyal, Arruego, Ar- rugaeta, Ascárraga, Ascaso, Aso, Astiz , Astorga, Astudillo, Atienza, Auñon, Aurrecoechea, Avedi- 11o, Avendaño, A\'ila…”
— Ensayo histórico etimológico filológico sobre los apellidos castellanos