The origin of surname Acevedo is Spain.

Although people were originally known only by their first names, it became necessary to adopt a second name to identify due to population growth.

The most common type of family name found in the region was the surname that derives from the name of the father.
During the Middle Ages the patronymic system adopted for surnames.
Acevedo's name derives from the old Spanish word that means sacred Azevo.

The local names describe a region or place where they lived the first members of the lineage.

Some variations of this family name include: Acevedo, Acevedo, Acevedo, Aceval, Aceves, de Aceves, Acebedo of Acebedo, Acebeda, Acebo, Azebedo, Azevedo and others.

A prominent member of this lineage was Don Diego de Acevedo, who married Dona Francisca de Zuniga, Countess of Monterrey.