Oyarzun, Oyarzo y Oyarzún

Laburpena

The objective of this work is to expose the etymological versions of the toponym (and later surname) Oyarzun, individualizing each of the variants of this toponymic surname found in several documents in the historical area of Chiloé (Chile), a place where there is current descent of a Basque emigrant from the valley of the same name. The discovery and analysis of graphic variants with the presence of an accent mark on the penultimate or last syllable, which certifies that the first pronunciation (according to Basque usage) still existed in the second half of the 19th century, and the second (which is the usual name today in Chile) is already documented at the end of the 18th century.