López is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", Lope itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning "wolf". The surname is first attested in Old Castile in the heart of Spain, where the name originated in Visigothic times; however, the name is not of Germanic origin. Its Portuguese equivalent is Lopes, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, its French equivalent is Loup (or Leu), its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu and its Valencian equivalent is Llopis. López is the most common Spanish surname in the United Kingdom.

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López is an Argentinian locality and town in the San Jerónimo Department within the Santa Fe province.

It is situated 100 km from the capital of the province, Santa Fe.

The commune was founded on 20 May 1896.

Population

It has 1,535 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010), that represents an increment of 1.467 habitants (INDEC, 2001) of the last census.

Geographic location

López is the head of its communal district. Its area covers 13,000 hectares. The limits are: at the North Santa Clara de la Buena Vista. At the east, Loma Alta. And at the south Campo Piaggio and Loma Alta.

The colonisation of the place

The first colonists who settled the Lopez colony were tenants of Mariano López.

They were immigrants from the North of Italy, mostly from Piamonte. The first general census of Santa Fe, taekn in July 1887 confirmed that López population came from:

 Italy (227)

 Argentina (64)

  Switzerland (15)

 France (3)

 Denmark (2)

 Germany (2)

 Austria (1)

Total: 314 inhabitants

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