Velasco

Velasco
Coat of arms
Language(s)Basque, Spanish
Origin
Meaningpatronymic of Vela
Region of originBasque Country, Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)Vasco, Vasquez, Velásquez

Velasco (also Belasco or Belasko) is a Basque family name. According to the academy of Basque language, it is derived from the Visigothic name 'Vela' (Vigila) and the Basque suffix –sco.[1] The name also made its way into Portuguese as Vasco. Notable people with the surname include:

  1. ^ https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus/en/ (Onomastics, Belasco)