Ceballos

Ceballos is a very ancient Spanish lineage from the former Trastamara Merindad.

Juan Ceballos is sometimes attributed with the first official use of the surname. His father was Luis Ceballos, Ruler of Cehegin.

Coat of Arms

Silver, with three bands of sable and gold checkered bordure gules.

United States

In the US there are 1,244 phone book entries with the surname Ceballos and approximately 4,482 persons with this name. Thus, Ceballos is the 7,964th most frequently used name in the US.^[1] People with this surname live in 44 states. The most occurrences are in California: 414.

Notable people

• Alberto Heredia Ceballos, Spanish footballer
• Camilo Ceballos, Colombian footballer
• Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
• Isabel Ceballos, Colombian swimmer
• Jacqueline Ceballos, American feminist
• Jose Ceballos, Government Affairs Director for National Air Traffic Controllers Association
• Juan Bautista Ceballos, interim president of Mexico
• Juan Carlos Ceballos, Spanish footballer
• Luis Ceballos y Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish botanist
• Matias Gabriel Ceballos, Italian Argentinean footballer
• Rodrigo de Ceballos, Spanish composer
• Leonor Watling (born Leonor Ceballos Watling), Spanish film actress and singer.

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