ANSOTEGI Anso was a name of person, is the same name than Sancho, and TEGI, means place but in a sense of building, so the meaning of this surname is "The house or the home of Anso or Sancho". There is other theory that says that means" the cottage of the lambs" but I think is an stupid theory.

There are (or there were) families with this surname in all the provinces of the basque Country. In Bikaia There is a house or farm with this name in ARRAZUA, and a Tower-House in St. Andres de Etxebarria, In Gipuzkoa in Bergara, Elgeta and Donostia,

There were branches of this family in Bilbao, Elorrio,Mondragon, Aramaiona, = etc

There are many variations of this surname: ANSOATEGUI,ANCHOTEGUI,ANZOATEGI etc etc...

Coat of arms :there are 3

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