Zermeño
A Spanish surname most likely tied to a place name or regional byname, now especially associated with Hispanic families in Mexico and the U.S.
The #7,478 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 69,303 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Zermeño is a Spanish-language surname, and the common spelling with ñ points to a Hispanic origin. It is most likely locational, meaning it began as a name for someone from a particular place or district called Zermeño or a similar form. The exact place behind the surname is not securely established in the absence of a direct historical entry, so the literal root remains uncertain.
History
The surname is found especially in Mexico and in Mexican-American communities in the United States. As with many Spanish surnames, it likely spread through migration from Iberian or colonial-era Hispanic naming traditions. The form Zermeno is often an anglicized spelling of Zermeño, used where ñ is simplified to n.
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Fun fact
In U.S. records, the surname is often written without the tilde, which is why Zermeno and Zermeño are usually treated as the same family name.