Segura
A surname from Spanish and related Romance words meaning “safe,” “secure,” or “protected.”
The #1,136 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 9,998 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Segura comes from the Romance word for “safe” or “secure,” ultimately from Latin securus, meaning “free from care, safe.” As a surname, it likely began as a descriptive byname for someone thought of as reliable, guarded, or living in a secure place. In some cases it may also be locational, since several places in the Spanish-speaking world are called Segura.
History
The surname is established in Spain and later spread widely through the Spanish-speaking world. It is also found in place names, which may have reinforced or independently generated some family lines. Modern use is especially common in Spain and Latin America, and it also appears in the United States through Hispanic immigration.
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Fun fact
The word behind Segura is the same Latin root that gave English words like “secure” and “security.”
From the historical record
“Marañon. Arbol terebitáreo de América. Marca. Provincia. La medida cierta i segura del tamaño que debe tener alguna cosa. El instrumento con que se marca. Señal hecha a alguna persona o cosa para diferen- ciarla de otra. Marca, Marce. Lo que pertenece al mes de Marzo.”
— Diccionario de los apellidos