Saucedo
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Saucedo is a Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 surname that became popular in the 16th century. It literally means "Of or relating to the Willow Tree
Willow
Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...

". The first people with that name were Spanish settlers who came to America from an area in Spain
Spain
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known as the "Valle de Salcedo" (Salcedo Valley, in the Basque Country). From then on, the name variated from Salcedo to other names such as Saucedo.

Saucedo is a Spanish name, introduced mostly in modern day Latin American last names. Ex. Hector Saucedo (Hispanic)

Saucedo or Salcedo is a Basque Surname and it means willow tree. The Basque version is "SARATSU or SARASUA".
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