Cerviño
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Cerviño is a surname originally from the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. In Galician, the native language of the region, it means "little deer", the -iño ending being very characteristic of this Romance language.
Origins of the surname[edit]
The surname Cerviño derives directly from the Latin cervus and has also derived into Cervinho in Portuguese. Most branches of the Cerviño family originated in the province of Pontevedra and from there extended itself to other parts of Spain (like Ourense, A Coruña and parts of Andalusia) and several other countries, among which Uruguay, Cuba and Argentina can be accounted for. Nevertheless, the surname is still more common in Pontevedra, and more particularly in the area of Cotobade.
Notable people[edit]
- Alberto Casado Cerviño (born 1952), Spanish jurist and civil servant
- Caridad González Cerviño, Spanish politician
- José Cerviño Cerviño (1920–2012), Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- José Cerviño García (1843–1922), Spanish sculptor and stonemason
- Pedro Cerviño (1757–1816), Spanish-Argentine military engineer, surveyor, cartographer, publisher, and teacher