Meaning of the surname Benavides
Benavides is a Spanish surname of the from a place type meaning "from Benavides". It is a regional surname. Common in Nuevo León. Etymology uncertain.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or the popular reading is folk etymology. The page gives the best-supported explanation.
Taken from a town, region, or landscape feature in Spain, or later in Mexico: Castillo (castle), Rivera (riverbank), Navarro (from Navarre), Ibarra (Basque valley).
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Benavides appears as either half of a pair: Benavides García, López Benavides. Read how the two-surname system works.