Solórzano
A Spanish locational surname taken from the place name Solórzano in Cantabria.
The #2,412 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 20,521 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Solórzano is a habitational surname, meaning "from Solórzano," a place in Cantabria. The place name itself is generally linked to an older local form, with some sources connecting it to Sorzano/Sorzano and other nearby medieval spellings. The exact deeper root is not fully secure, but the surname clearly began as a geographic identifier for people from that settlement.
History
The surname is associated with an old Cantabrian noble lineage and appears in historical accounts of local factional politics in northern Spain. The excerpts also place the house of Solórzano among influential families in the Santander area. Like many Spanish locational surnames, it spread beyond its original region through migration to other parts of Spain and later to the Americas.
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Fun fact
The surname is tied to a real village name, so it is one of those names that preserves a tiny piece of medieval geography.
From the historical record
“Sevilla, Siero, Sigüenza, Siles, Silio, Silva, Silvela, Sinovas, Sinues, Siruela, Sisear, Sojo, Solano, Solis, vSoliva, Solorzano (Sorzano), Somolinos, Somoza, escrituras del monasterio de Eslonza en el siglo xii. Rode- rico Respaldo, en escritura de 1202, del monasterio de La- pedo.”
— Ensayo histórico etimológico filológico sobre los apellidos castellanos