Almaraz Family History
Almaraz Name Meaning
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places so called in Zamora Cáceres and Vallodolid provinces. The placename is of Arabic origin either from al-maḥrath ‘the cultivated or arable land’ or from al-maḥras ‘the guarded or fortified place the sanctuary’. Compare Almarez and Almeraz .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022