cathy, i have a friend,surname arias-he was born in N M,but says his relatives could be anywhere-he doesn~t know,was not back there in many years also his mom dad died a long time ago
what other info do u have on your grandparents i wonder becuz he says his dad`s name was Frank and they are supposed to be native american but the language they speak is tewa,which is of the aztec-tanoan family
so probably did come from mexico god only knows how long ago
thanx in advance for any info u may have
my family was from bilbao in spain(basque)
and i study alot of geneology combined w/ linguistics so i do know that arias is not an uncommon name esp in s america,cuba P R
never come across it as being greek tho-must do a little research on this
l cortazar

My family is from cuba also I don' t know exactly from where my father's family was but he was from Victoria DeLas Tunas, His moms last name was Bausel and His father was Ernesto Arias

My grandfather lived in Artemisa, Cuba before going to San Antonio Rio Blanco

I once had a Spanish professor at the university that I attended who told me that the name "Arias" is a medieval Spanish word meaning "eagle." I, as of yet, have never checked this out in order to confirm or disconfirm his statement. However, it does seem as though there may be some connection between "Arias" and "eagle" since and eagle is a prominent feature on the Arias coat of arms. If anyone finds anything else out regarding this topic please let me know.

Buscando a Aurora Arias en Pachuca Hidalgo muere en México D.f. 1935 se casó con Juan Evangelista Contreras se decía pariente de los Elías y Terrazas,
Es mi Bisabuela y según descendía de familias nobles de España Alguna Información? Gracias

David,
My father once told me that the name Arias came from the hebrew word "Ari" which means Lion. I have not been able to confirm that. He also told me that the Family was Jewish until the 1490's when they were forced to convert. But all this is anecdotal, I have not been able to confirm anything. I know his grand father and his brothers came to Costa Rica from Asturias in the late 1800's. That is the only part I have been able to confirm.
Rgds,
Ricardo Arias

Hello,

My grandfather is also Jose ARIAS, but he isn't from Lugo. He was born in Larouco, a village in the province of Ourense.

He came to cuba with his brother and they stayed in Cuba a couple of years. His brother married there and had children.

After a while, they returned back in Spain. I don't know what happened to the family I have in Cuba.