as a Last Name
- 4,966
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Pelayo
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: from the medieval personal name Pelayo, from Greek Pelagios (a derivative of pelagos ‘sea’). In the Middle Ages this was one of the most popular personal names in the northwestern Iberian peninsula, having been borne by the first king of the Reconquest, and by various martyrs, including a young boy in the 10th century who was, according to legend, tortured and killed by the Moors of Cordoba for refusing to renounce his faith.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,966
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Pelayo per capita
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