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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : habitational name from a place in the province of Burgos named Covarrubias. The place name, meaning ‘red caves’, is from the plural of cueva ‘cave’ (Latin cova) + rubio ‘red’ (Latin rubeus).

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