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Echegoyen Surname Meaning

Basque: Castilianized form of Etxegoien a habitational name from a place in Araba/Álava province Basque Country (Spain) composed of the Basque elements etxe ‘house’ + goi ‘superior upper’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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