Palacio
title: "Palacio" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["surnames-of-spanish-origin"] topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Palacio (palace) is a Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia and Asturias. Notable people with the surname include:
- Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825–1880), Argentine writer, storyteller, heroine
- Alberto Palacio, engineer
- Alfredo Palacio (1939–2025), Ecuadorian cardiologist and politician, president of Ecuador (2005–2007)
- Andy Palacio, Belizean musician
- Emilio Palacio, Ecuadorian journalist
- Ernesto Palacio, opera singer
- Héctor Palacio, Colombian road racing cyclist
- Milt Palacio, basketball player
- R. J. Palacio, American writer of the 2012 children's novel Wonder
- Rodrigo Palacio, footballer
References
References
- (8 May 2003). "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press.
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