Zaldivar Family History
Zaldivar Surname Meaning
Basque: Castilianized form of Zaldibar, a habitational name from a place so named in Biscay, Basque Country (Spain).
The placename is from zaldu ‘wood copse’ or zaldi ‘horse’ + ibar ‘water meadow fertile plain’.
Compare Saldivar.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
