- Bengoechea
Bengoechea is a common surname in the Basque country of
Spain . It is common in cities such as: Murelaga, Lizarza, Alkitza, Aizarna, Aulestia, Igeldo (Donostia, San Sebastian),Oiartzun ,Aia ,Olaberria ,Lazkano ,Berrobi (Tolosa ),Zizurkil (Guipuzcoa ), Valley of Orozko,Mungia , Santo Tomás de Olabarrieta (Zeberio),Mundaka , Galdakano (Biscay) and inArrieta and Baranbio (Alava).Meaning
Derivative of Bengoetxea or Bengoeche, the name literally means "down-more-of-house-the" ("be-en-go-etxe-a"), translated into English as "the house of further down" and translated into Spanish as "la casa de más abajo". It comes from "been" superlative of "be" (inferior part) and "etxe" (house). The Bengoechea coat of arms is: in gold, a tree of
sinople (green), and crossed to its trunk, two bulls of sable (black).Notable Bengoecheas
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Fernando Bengoechea *
Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis of Ensenada *
Pablo Bengoechea *
Javier de Bengoechea *
Eduardo Bengoechea *The
Bengoechea Hotel *
Jose Antonio Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxeá *
Juan Zaragüeta Bengoechea - philosopher and psychologist born in Orio (Guipúzcoa) in 1883
*Arturo Bengochea - former President of the Cuban League of Professional BaseballReferences
* [http://www.buber.net/Basque/Surname/B/bengoechea.html Bubers Basque Surnames (Bengoechea)]
*http://www.surnames.org/apellidos/bengoechea.htm In Spanish
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