Bejarano
A Spanish surname likely meaning someone from a place called Bejar or Béjar.
The #5,216 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 46,137 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Bejarano is a Spanish habitational surname, formed from the name of a place rather than from a personal trait or trade. It most likely refers to Béjar, a town in Salamanca, with the suffix -ano meaning “from” or “belonging to.” In that sense, the surname originally identified a person as coming from Béjar or some other place called Bejar. The deeper origin of the place-name Béjar itself is older and less certain.
History
The surname is especially associated with Spain and later spread widely through the Spanish-speaking world. Like many habitational surnames, it could be adopted by families who had moved away from their home town and were identified by their place of origin. It is also found in Jewish Sephardic and Latin American family lines, reflecting the broader movement of Spanish surnames across the Iberian world and the Americas.
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Fun fact
The place name Béjar is famous enough that it even appears in some historical titles and local identities in central Spain.