Orozco surname meaning

Orozco is a Spanish surname of Basque habitational origin, generally connected with Orozko in Biscay. The Castilian spelling Orozco reflects the movement of a Basque place-name into Spanish-language records. Orozko, Orosco, and related forms may appear in historical documents, but spelling alone cannot identify the exact family branch. The deepest analysis of the Basque place-name is less certain than the geographic connection, so the surname should not be forced into a single literal translation. Place is the high-confidence catalog type because the habitational formation is well established.