Badillo
A Spanish surname most likely tied to a place name or a personal nickname built on an older Iberian root.
The #3,642 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 31,656 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Badillo is a Spanish surname, and its exact origin is not entirely certain without early local records. It is commonly treated as a toponymic name, probably referring to someone from a place called Badillo or from a locale named with a diminutive formation. The name may ultimately be linked to an older Iberian place-name root, but the precise original meaning is unclear.
History
The surname is found in the Spanish-speaking world and later appears in the Americas through migration. In the modern United States it is most often associated with Hispanic and Latino families, especially those with roots in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, or Latin America. Because the name is relatively uncommon, many family lines can often be traced back to a fairly small number of regional origins.
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Fun fact
The ending -illo is a very common Spanish diminutive, so surnames with this shape often began as place-based or descriptive forms that sounded like 'little X.'