Hurtado
/uɾˈtaðo/noun
A Spanish surname, also the masculine past participle of hurtar, meaning “stolen” or “taken.”
Did you know?Hurtado developed from Spanish hurtar, which descended from Latin furtare; the initial f became a silent h in many Spanish words, as in hijo from Latin filius.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰer-
“To carry or bear away”
Classical Latin
Latin
fur
“Thief”
Classical Latin
Latin
furtum
“Theft or a stolen thing”
Late Latin
Latin
furtare
“To steal”
Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish
furtar / hurtar
“To steal; the initial f developed into silent h in Spanish”
Modern Spanish
Spanish
hurtado
“Stolen; taken; also used as a surname”