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The Spanish Surname Alaniz, which has also been recorded in Mexico, is of two possible origins.In the first place, the surname Alaniz may be a varient of the more well known Spanish name Alaiz.The name Alaiz is of Basque toponymic origin.Toponymic names are those surnames which derive their orgin from a paticular place-name near which the original bearer resided or held land.
In this instance, the surname Alaniz is derived from the Andalusian place-name Alanis which is the name of city located in the province of Sevilla (Andalucia).Thus, the original bearer of the surname Alaniz hailed from Alanis which name he adopted as his hereditary family name.It is said that the city of Alanis was first founded by the Turdulos who named it Ancanico.With the passage of time it became depopulated only to be founded by the Alanos from which its present name derives.The exact origins of this name are unclear however it is said to signify "Greyhound
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