Abascal
Appearance
Abascal is a Spanish surname, derived from the village of Abascal de Lemos in the municipality of Arredondo in Cantabria, Spain.[1][2] The name of the village, in turn, has Basque roots and is composed of two words meaning "priest" (abas) and "street" (kale).[3] Notable people with the surname include:
- Adriana Abascal (born 1970), Mexican model
- Alejandro Abascal (born 1952), Spanish sailor
- Amelia Abascal (1923-?), Mexican painter, sculptor and ceramist
- Carlos Abascal (1949-2008), Mexican secretary of state
- Francis Abascal (born 1966), Spanish former footballer
- Gonzalo Abascal (born 1990), Chilean footballer
- Graciela Abascal (1939-2020), Mexican artist
- Guille Abascal (born 1989), Spanish footballer and manager
- José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa (1743–1821), Spanish viceroy of Peru
- José Manuel Abascal (born 1958), Spanish runner
- Mar Abascal (born 1980), Spanish television actress
- Marco Abascal (born 1960), Chilean footballer
- Nati Abascal (born 1943), Spanish model
- Ricardo Gutiérrez Abascal (1888–1963), Spanish art critic
- Rodrigo Abascal (born 1994), Uruguayan footballer
- Salvador Abascal (1910-2000), Mexican politician
- Santiago Abascal (born 1976), Spanish sociologist and politician
- Silvia Abascal (born 1979), Spanish actress
References
[edit]- ^ "El municipio del que desciende Abascal es el que menos votó a Vox de los 102 de Cantabria" (in Spanish). el diario cantabria. May 28, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=abascal [user-generated source]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-19-211592-8 – via Internet Archive.