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Indigenous surname · Nahuatl

Toxqui

"uncertain"

Say it

TOHS-kee

Where it comes from

possibly tōxcatl (dryness) or a personal name

Meaning of the surname Toxqui

Toxqui is a Nahuatl surname of the indigenous type meaning "uncertain". It is an uncommon surname in Mexico. Among the six most frequent Nahua surnames in Puebla and Tlaxcala; etymology uncertain.

About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or the popular reading is folk etymology. The page gives the best-supported explanation.

Maya surnames from Yucatán and Campeche (Pech, Canul, Chan, Ek, May, Uc, Poot, Tun) and Nahuatl surnames from central Mexico. Yucatán is the one region of Mexico where indigenous surnames dominate the top of the list.

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

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