Esquivel - wikipedia Esquivel For the musician known as Esquivel, see Juan García Esquivel. For other uses, see Esquivel ( disambiguation ). Esquivel Esquivel Coat - of - Arms Origin Region of origin Basque Country, Spain Word / Name Spanish Meaning Behind the lime trees Other names Variant ( s ) Esquibel, Ezkibel, Ezquivelle, Ezquibel, Escivel, Escibel, Esquivelle, Esquível Esquivel is a surname of Basque origin as well as a place name. Contents 1 Origin 1.1 Meaning 2 People 2.1 Argentina 2.2 Costa Rica 2.3 Mexico 2.4 Spain 2.5 Other 3 References Origin The last name Esquivel ( or Esquibel ) has its origins in the village of Esquivel, located in the ayuntamiento of Mendoza, Álava, in Euskadi. Meaning Usually surnames were originated in the Basque Country as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Esquivel was originally spelled Ezkibel and evolved from the Basque words Ezki, which means lime tree, and Gibel, which means behind. Therefore, Esquivel means the house behind the lime trees. People Argentina Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize recipient George Esquivel, shoe designer and craftsman Laura Natalia Esquivel, teen actress and singer Costa Rica Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz, former President of Costa Rica Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra, Nicaraguan - born former of Costa Rica Juan Bautista Esquivel, soccer player Mexico Carlos Esquivel, Mexican footballer Juan García Esquivel, Mexican band leader, pianist and composer Laura Esquivel, Mexican author Spain Emilio Morote Esquivel, novelist Juan de Esquivel, explorer, first governor of Jamaica Juan Esquivel Barahona, composer Miguel de Álava y Esquivel, General and statesman Other Celso Esquivel, Paraguayan soccer player Manuel Esquivel, former Belizean Prime Minister Rafael Esquivel, former Venezuelan Football Federation directive. References Jump up ^ `` Eskerrik asko Ezkibel ''. Blas Uberuaga. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Significado del Apellido Esquivel ''. Portal de Euskadi. Retrieved 24 May 2009. This page lists people with the surname Esquivel. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Esquivel&oldid=810087338 '' Categories : Surnames Basque - language surnames Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2013 All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 13 November 2017, at 07 : 58. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name esquivel come from
Answer: the village of Esquivel, located in the ayuntamiento of Mendoza, Álava, in Euskadi