Spanish: habitational name, probably from Espejo in Córdoba
province, or otherwise from one of the minor places so named in
Málaga and Araba provinces; the place name is evidently connected
with espejo ‘mirror’ (Latin speculum).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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