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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Catalan (Vayó) : probably variant of Catalan Batlló (alongside the variants Bayó and Balló), an occupational name from a derivative of Catalan batlle ‘bailiff’ or ‘mayor’. This variant is nowadays not found in Catalonia.
  • Spanish : perhaps variant of Bayo, of uncertain origin.

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