Rios
Rios, Ríos or Riós are Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surnames. The name has numerous origins. In Germany, Italy, France, UK, and the Americas the Ríos surname can also be found in the surname history books. The name was derived from the Spanish word "Rio," which means "river" (pronounced: Ree-Oess). The surname Ríos is a rich sign of ancestry which includes royals and nobles. Historians believe the Ríos family derived from the Royal House of Asturias and King Liuvigilds Dynasty. While specific noble lineages (e.g. Gutiérrez de los Ríos family, Dukes of Fernán Núñez) held prominent titles in medieval Spain and its Christian political territories, links King Liuvigilds Dynasty is subject to academic discussion and research.
The original bearer of the name Ríos, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the region of Northwestern Spain which is today's Galicia and Asturias. In the Middle Ages, names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Ríos Family originally lived near a river. As early as the 10th Century, the Ríos family has been involved in politics, business, military, Christianity, athletics, music, education, science, law, medicine, arts, architecture, literature, technology, inventions, mathematics, engineering and economic investments.
Valid historical, orthographic and prepositional variants of the Ríos surname include:
Standard and regional accent forms: Ríos, Rios, Riós, Río, Rio
Prepositional and artical prefixes: de los Ríos, de los Rios, del Río, del Rio, de Ríos, de Rios, los Ríos, da Rios, do Rios
Archaic and historical spellings: Rixos, Riox, Rioz
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