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Descriptive surname · Spanish

Rojas

"red"

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Where it comes from

rojas (red ones), for red soil or red hair

Meaning of the surname Rojas

Rojas is a Spanish surname of the descriptive type meaning "red". It is one of the 50 most common surnames in Mexico. Also a place name in Burgos. Forty-first in Mexico.

A nickname that stuck: Moreno (dark-haired), Delgado (thin), Rubio (fair), Bravo (fierce), Cortés (courteous).

In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Rojas appears as either half of a pair: Rojas García, López Rojas. Read how the two-surname system works.

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