Arguello Family History
Arguello Name Meaning
Spanish (Argüello): topographic name from argüello a term denoting a sort of thorny prickly grass. Spanish: nickname for an emaciated person or someone in bad health from a nominalization of the verb arguellarse ‘to be emaciated or in bad health’. Italian: habitational name from Arguello a place in the province of Cuneo (Piedmont).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022