<Tr> <Th> Variant (s) </Th> <Td> Esquibel, Ezkibel, Ezquivelle, Ezquibel, Escivel, Escibel, Esquivelle, Esquível </Td> </Tr> <P> Esquivel is a surname of Basque origin as well as a place name . </P> <P> The last name Esquivel (or Esquibel) has its origins in the village of Esquivel, located in the ayuntamiento of Mendoza, Álava, in Euskadi . </P> <P> Usually surnames were originated in the Basque Country as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once . Esquivel was originally spelled Ezkibel and evolved from the Basque words Ezki, which means lime tree, and Gibel, which means behind . Therefore, Esquivel means the house behind the lime trees . </P>

Where does the last name esquivel come from