Acevedo (surname)

Acevedo is a surname of Portuguese origin which comes from the town of Azevedo in the Viana do Castelo District in Portugal. It means a grove of holly trees or hollywood, as the Portuguese and Spanish words for holly is "acebo". The surname changed from Azevedo to Acevedo when it passed to Spain. As a consequence of colonization, it is widely spread in Latin America. There is also the Acebedo variant, whose origin resides in the Asturian municipality of Acebedo, Spain. Notable people with the surname include: