Jurado
A Spanish surname rooted in the idea of an oath or sworn duty, often linked to a sworn official or a person bound by an oath.
The #3,804 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 33,166 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Jurado is a Spanish surname derived from the past participle of Spanish jurar, “to swear,” ultimately from Latin iurare. Literally, it means “sworn one” or “one under oath.” As a surname, it likely began as a status or occupational name for someone serving in an official sworn role, or for a person identified with taking an oath.
History
The word jurado appears in historical Spanish legal and civic vocabulary for sworn officeholders or jurors, which fits the surname’s likely origin. The name is well established in Spain and later spread to the Americas through Spanish migration. It remains a clearly Spanish-language surname today.
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Fun fact
The same root behind Jurado also lies behind Spanish legal terms connected with swearing an oath, so the surname carries a strong civic and judicial flavor.
From the historical record
“do que daba nombre de almiradío al territorio en que ejercía sus funciones), Judez, Juez, Pre- boste , Cómitre , A Icalde , Jurado, Regidor, Con- sul. Casero ó Clavero ^, Rodero, Contador, Al- caide, Fiel, Alguacil. Si denominaciones ha sumistrado la Iglesia, no ha sido menos fecunda la milicia en este pue-”
— Ensayo histórico etimológico filológico sobre los apellidos castellanos