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López Arnaiz
López or Lopez is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", ''Lope'' itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is '' Lopes'', its Italian equivalent is '' Lupo'', its French equivalent is '' Loup'' (or ''Leu''), its Romanian equivalent is '' Lupu'' or '' Lupescu,'' its Catalan and Valencian equivalent is ''Llopis and its basque'' equivalente is '' Otxo.'' López is the fifth most common Hispanic surname globally and in Spain and the USA. It is the most common surname in the province of Lugo. It is the most common Spanish surname in the United Kingdom. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 34.8% of all known bearers of the surname ''López'' were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:40), 10.0% of Spain (1:52), 8.2% of Guatemala (1:22), 7.3% of the United States (1:547), 7.1% of Colombia (1:75), 5.0% of Argentina (1:96), 3.8% of Venezuela (1:88), 2.7% of Honduras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidalgo (nobility)
A (; ) or a (, ) is a member of the Spanish or Portuguese nobility; the feminine forms of the terms are , in Spanish, and , in Portuguese and Galician. Legally, a is a nobleman by blood who can pass his noble condition to his children, as opposed to someone who acquired his nobility by royal grace. In practice, enjoyed important privileges, such as being exempt from paying taxes, having the right to bear arms, having a coat of arms, having a separate legal and court system whereby they could only be judged by their peers, not being subject to the death sentence unless it was authorized by the king, etc. Contrary to popular belief, hidalguía (i.e. the condition of being a hidalgo) is not a nobility rank, but rather a type of nobility. Not all hidalgos lacked nobility titles, and not all members of the titled nobility were hidalgos. For example, the Kings of Spain are hidalgos, because their nobility was acquired by blood from time immemorial. In modern times, hidalgos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
