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Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsMundaca (Castilianized)

Meaning & History

From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. A popular theory is that it derives from Latin munda aqua "clean water", but there is no evidence to support this origin. Possibly composed of the Basque toponymic suffix -aka and an uncertain first element, perhaps muino "hill, slope".
Added 9/28/2017 by AspiringStateCrafter
Edited 12/14/2024 by jocatchi