Reyes

Devotional — from reyes, 'kings', almost always for Los Reyes Magos, the Three Kings of the Epiphany: a name taken for the feast, for a child born to it, or in plain devotion. Reyes means kings, but rarely the earthly sort: it points to the Reyes Magos, the three wise kings of the Epiphany, the great Spanish Christmas feast on which children still receive their gifts.

Yes, Reyes is a Spanish surname. Its editorial home in this atlas is Spanish, where the historical territory and family record of the name are concentrated.

Reyes means kings, but rarely the earthly sort: it points to the Reyes Magos, the three wise kings of the Epiphany, the great Spanish Christmas feast on which children still receive their gifts. European hereditary surnames crystallised broadly between the 12th and 14th centuries, and the Reyes name took its modern form within that long settlement.

The Kings — for the Three Magi of the Epiphany. Reyes means kings, but rarely the earthly sort: it points to the Reyes Magos, the three wise kings of the Epiphany, the great Spanish Christmas feast on which children still receive their gifts.

Spanish is the primary historical home of the Reyes surname. In the modern era, the name is also borne across the wider diaspora, particularly in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, where families carry the line of descent from the same Spanish origin recorded on this page.

The Clan Rising page for the Reyes family covers the meaning of the surname, the historical geography of the name and the seat of the head of the family. Each section is linked to the underlying atlas of Spanish so the name can be read in the geography that shaped it.

The seat for the head of the Reyes family is currently vacant on this register. Clan Rising is rebuilding the chief and family structure for the modern era, and the family page allows readers to claim the seat or pledge to the name.