Spanish: habitational name from a place in the province of Burgos
named Covarrubias. The place name, meaning ‘red caves’, is from the
plural of cueva ‘cave’ (Latin cova) + rubio ‘red’
(Latin rubeus).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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