Frequency: (710)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Basque: habitational name from Zamudio in Biscay province, so named from Basque zame ‘ravine’ + dio ‘terrain with water’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 53%. Jose (21), Francisco (13), Juan (11), Carlos (10), Luis (8), Raul (8), Jesus (7), Jorge (7), Ramon (7), Manuel (6), Alberto (5), Ernesto (5).
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