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Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsBalmaseda, Valmaceda, Balmacida, Balmacedo, Balmazeda, Valmaseda, Balmacedas, Balmasida
Meaning & History
From Balmaseda, the name of a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is derived from Spanish val meaning "valley" and Basque mahatseta meaning "vineyard". A famous bearer of this surname is the Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal (1975-), whose full name is José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal.