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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : from a medieval personal name, Toribio, Latin Turibius, bestowed in honor of two Spanish saints. St. Turibius of Astorga was a 5th-century bishop who championed Catholic doctrine against the Priscillianist heresy. St. Turibius of Palencia was the 6th-century founder of the famous abbey of Liébana in Asturies.

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