Bustos (surname)

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Bustos is a surname of noble origin from Northern Spain, more precisely of La Rioja. The surname has its origins in the 11th century. The surname expanded to the Americas in the 17th century mostly in Argentina, Mexico and Chile.

Notable people with the surname include:

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