Zepeda
A Spanish surname most often linked to a place-name for a meadow or pasture, especially in the Spanish-speaking world.
The #1,209 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 10,555 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Zepeda is a Spanish surname, usually treated as a locational name. It is commonly connected with a place-name built on the Spanish word cepa, meaning “vine stock,” or, in some interpretations, with a regional form referring to a meadow or pasture. In practice, many surnames of this type began as identifiers for people who came from a particular village, estate, or landscape feature rather than from a single fixed meaning.
History
The surname is well established in Mexico and across Latin America, and it also appears widely in the United States through Hispanic migration. Like many Spanish surnames, it likely developed independently in more than one place as a toponymic family name. Modern bearers may spell it Zepeda consistently, though historical records can sometimes show minor local variation.
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Fun fact
Zepeda is close in form to the better-known Spanish surname Cepeda, and in older records the two spellings can sometimes be confused or interchanged.