Parent’s name
Beltran surname meaning
A Spanish patronymic from the personal name Beltrán, ultimately a Germanic “bright raven” name.
The short story
Beltran is the unaccented American spelling of Spanish Beltrán, a surname formed from the medieval personal name. The name is related to Germanic elements traditionally interpreted as bright or illustrious and raven, though the older compound belongs to the given name rather than describing every family directly. Bertran and Beltrão show related Iberian and Romance forms. Because the surname-level path through a personal name is consistent across Spanish surname references, the catalog uses parent’s name with high confidence. It is thus a surname of descent, not a claim of raven ancestry.
Also seen as: Beltrán, Bertran, Beltrão, Beltran
Sources used
- Ancestry, Dictionary of American Family Names entry 'Beltran' (Spanish personal-name and patronymic route)
- Wikipedia 'Beltrán (surname)' (Spanish and Romance forms)
- Names2020_LastNames_RaceHispanic_Top1000.xlsx (2020 Census)