Concepcion Family History

Spanish (Concepción):: habitational name from any of numerous places called La Concepción (see 2 below). from a short form of the Marian name María de la Concepción or title Nuestra Señora de la Concepción ‘Our Lady of the Conception’ from concepción ‘conception’ (from Late Latin conceptio genitive conceptionis) alluding to the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary.

The surname may also be a reference to a local church dedicated to the Virgin Mary bearing this title (compare 1 above).