Basque: habitational name from any of various places, for example
in the province of Araba, Basque Country, so named from the plural of
Late Latin heredium ‘hereditary estate’ (a derivative of
heres), i.e. one that could be passed on to the heirs of its
tenant instead of reverting to the overlord.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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