Save Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname) Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. thehr-BAN-tehs(European Spanish) sehr-BAN-tehs(Latin American Spanish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Possibly from Old Spanish servanto meaning "servant" or ciervo meaning "stag". A famous bearer was the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Categories animals, authors, playwrights, servitude