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Abarca Spanish
From the name of a type of leather-soled shoe or sandal made on the Balearic Islands. It originally indicated a person who made or sold this item.

Abascal Spanish
Means "priest's street" from Basque abas "priest" and kale "street".

Abel 1 English, French, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Abel.

Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.

Acosta Spanish
Spanish form of Da Costa (from a misdivision of the surname).

Agua Spanish
Means "water" in Spanish, indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.

Aguado Spanish
Derived from Spanish agua "water", indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.

Aguilar Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish águila meaning "eagle", ultimately from Latin aquila.

Aguilera Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer Christina Aguilera (1980-).

Aguirre Spanish
From Basque ageri meaning "open, cleared, prominent", originally given to a peron who lived in an open area.

Aiza Spanish, Basque
From Basque aitz meaning "rock, stone".

Alamilla Spanish
From Spanish alamillo meaning "poplar, aspen".

Alba Spanish
From a Spanish nickname meaning "white".

Alberto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Alberto.

Alfaro Spanish
Originally denoted someone who was from the city of Alfaro in La Rioja, Spain. It is possibly derived from Arabic meaning "the watchtower".

Alfonso Spanish
From the given name Alfonso.

Alonso Spanish
From the given name Alonso.

Alvarado Spanish
From a Spanish place name, possibly derived from Spanish alba "white".

Álvarez Spanish
Means "son of Álvaro".

Alvarez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Álvarez.

Amador Spanish
Derived from the given name Amador.

Anaya Spanish
From the names of a few Spanish towns, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "stagnant water" or "path".

Andrés Spanish
Derived from the given name Andrés.

Antón Spanish
From the given name Antón.

Antonio Spanish
From the given name Antonio.

Antúnez Spanish
Means "son of Antonio".

Aquino Italian, Spanish
From the name of an Italian town near Rome, derived from Latin aqua meaning "water", the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas. In Italy the surname is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.

Araujo Spanish
Spanish form of Araújo.

Araya Spanish
Denoted a person from Araia in the Basque Country, Spain. It is of uncertain meaning.

Arce Spanish
Means "maple tree" in Spanish.

Arechavaleta Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Aretxabaleta in Spain. It means "oak trees" in Basque.

Arenas Spanish
From various Spanish place names, which are derived from Spanish arena meaning "sand".

Arias Spanish
Possibly derived from a medieval given name of Germanic origin.

Aritza Spanish, Basque
From Basque aritz meaning "oak tree". This was a nickname of Iñigo, the first king of Pamplona, Spain (9th century).

Armando Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Armando.

Arreola Spanish
Variant of Arriola, found predominantly in Mexico.

Arriola Spanish, Basque
From Basque place names, themselves derived from Basque arri "stone" and -ola "place of, house".

Arroyo Spanish
Means "stream, brook" in Spanish.

Asís Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Italian city of Assisi (called Asís in Spanish).

Asturias Spanish
From the name of a region in Spain, formerly a medieval kingdom. It is possibly derived from Basque asta "rock" and ur "water".

Ávila Spanish
From the name of the city of Ávila in Spain. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly of Punic or Celtic origin.

Ayala Spanish
From the name of the town of Ayala (called Aiara in Basque) in Álava, Spain. It might be derived from Basque aiher "slope" or alha "pasture".

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