Central American Submitted Surnames

Abadilla Spanish
Variant of Badilla

Abadin Spanish

Abajo Spanish

Ábalos Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the municipality of Ábalos in La Rioja, Spain, likely of Basque origin.

Abechuco Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Abetxuko.

Abendaño Basque, Spanish
From the name of a neighborhood in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Abrega Spanish

Abrego Spanish
As a Spanish surname, it was from Spanish ábrego, which originally meant "African", from Latin africus. The vocabulary word in modern Spanish has lost this general sense and now means "south wind" (literally, "African (wind)").

Abril Spanish, Portuguese
from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin aprilis, "April")... [more]

Abrines Spanish

Abundio Spanish, Galician
From the given name Abundio.

Aburto Basque, Spanish, Mexican
Topographic name from Basque aburto "place of kermes oaks", derived from abur "kermes oak".

Ac Mayan
From Mayan ak meaning "turtle".

Acaya Spanish

Acebo Spanish
panish: Habitational Name From A Place Named Acebo, For Example In Cáceres Province; The Place Name Is From Acebo ‘Holly’ (Latin Aquifolium, Literally ‘Sharp-Leafed’).

Aceituno Central American

Acero Spanish
From acero "steel, steelworker" (from Late Latin aciarium), an occupational name for a metal worker or an armorer.

Acevado Spanish

Acevedo Spanish
Derived from Spanish acebedo meaning "holly grove", itself from acebo meaning "holly tree".

Achio Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly derived from the town, Achio, near Guadalajara in Mexico. The name itself is probably from the Nahuatl achio meaning "frequent".

Acosta Spanish
Surname (from location)... [more]

Acuña Galician, Spanish
Derived from a place named "Acuña Alta".

Acuna Spanish (Latin American)
Related tho the Acuna Indians of Mexico, there is also a city by the name. Popular in border areas of Mexico and Texas.

Adame Spanish (?)
From the given name Adame.

Adames Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
From the given name Adame.

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

Adonay Central American

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

Advíncula Spanish
Perhaps from Latin ad vincula "in chains", a title of Saint Peter.

Afanador Spanish
Robber

Agapito Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), Italian
From the given name Agapito.

Agosto Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Galician
From the given name Agosto.

Agramonte Spanish
habitational name from Agramonte in A Coruña and Lugo (Galicia).

Agraz Spanish
Refers to an ancient type of grape. In Spanish, agraz means "sour grape, unripe grape, verjuice" Possibly an occupational name for someone who worked on a vineyard or in the wine-making industry... [more]

Agreda Spanish (Latin American)

Agron Spanish
From the town of Agrón in Granada, Spain.

Aguasvivas Spanish

Agudo Spanish
Agudo is sharp in spanish

Agüero Spanish

Agüero Spanish
In Spanish, "agüero" can mean "(bad/good) omen" or "something from which omens are drawn", and it can also be a habitational name from places in Spain named Agüero.

Águila Spanish
From águila "eagle" (Latin aquila). This is either a nickname for a haughty man or one with an aquiline nose, or a habitational name from a place in Salamanca province called Águila.

Aguilara Spanish

Aguiler Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Aguilar or Aguilera.

Aguirra Spanish

Agundez Spanish
Likely derived from from Persian آخوند (akhund) meaning "cleric, teacher".

Agustin Spanish
From the given name Agustin.

Agustinez Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
Means "son of Agustín".

Agut Spanish

Ahumada Spanish
topographic or habitational name from a place named with ahumar "to smoke", possibly denoting a place where ham and other meats were smoked or alternatively a place that had been cleared for settlement by burning... [more]

Aicart Spanish

Ailán Spanish (Latin American)

Aimar Medieval English, Spanish
1. From the Old English pre 7th Century personal name "Æðelmær", meaning "famous noble." ... [more]

Ainstein German (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanicized form of Einstein. Most frequently used in Argentina.

Aitana Spanish
From the name of a mountain in Valencia, Spain.

Aja Spanish
Means "adze" in Spanish, denoting a person who uses the tool.

Ajanel Mayan
Means "carpenter" in Kaqchikel.

Alabanza Spanish
Means "praise" in Spanish, possibly denoted for a worshipper. from Spanish alabar "to praise" and a suffix. Travis Alabanza (1995-) is a British performance artist, writer, and theatremaker.

Alameda Spanish
Topographic name from alameda meaning ‘poplar grove’, a collective form of álamo meaning ‘poplar’, or a habitational name from any of the many places named with this word.

Alamillo Spanish
Spanish: topographic name from alamillo a diminutive of álamo 'poplar' or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word in particular one in Ciudad Real.

Álamo Spanish, Portuguese
Either a topographic name from álamo "poplar" or a habitational name from any of several places in Spain and Portugal named with this word.

Alanís Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.

Alaníz Spanish
Variant of Alanís.

Alarcón Spanish
Alarcón was a fort owned by the arabs in the Iberian Peninsula (Alarcón literally meaning 'the fort' in arabic), and the spaniards had the goal of owning it during the spanish reconquista. After 9 months of siege, Fernán Martínez de Ceballos climbed the walls of the fort using only two daggers and opened the gates from the inside allowing the castillan army to come in and conquer Alarcón... [more]

Alario Italian, Spanish
Ultimately from Ancient Roman. Derived from the given name Hilarius.

Alaves Spanish

Alban Spanish

Albarez English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Alvarez.

Albinez Spanish
Means "son of Albino".

Albino Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Albino

Albo Spanish, Italian, Jewish
It is derived from the name Albert, Alberto, Albino, and Alberico.... [more]

Alburquerque Portuguese (?), Spanish (?)
Variant of Albuquerque

Alcaide Spanish, Portuguese
Ancient occupational or status name from alcaide from Arabic al-qāʾid "the leader, the commander" (see Kaid)... [more]

Alcala Spanish
Variant of Alcalá.

Alcalá Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from numerous towns with this name (fortified villages during the Moorish occupation of Spain), derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qalʿah) meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

Alcalde Spanish
Spanish: from alcalde 'mayor' from Arabic al-qāḍī 'the judge' a title dating from the days of Moorish rule in Spain.

Alcántara Spanish
Habitational name denoting someone originally from the municipality of Alcántara in Extremadura, Spain. The name is ultimately derived from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة‎ (al-qanṭara) meaning "the bridge".

Alcantara Spanish, Filipino
Simplified form of Alcántara.

Alcaraz Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Alcázar Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from any of various places for example in the provinces of Ciudad Real Cuenca and Granada named with the word alcázar "citadel" or "palace" (from Arabic al "the" and qaṣr "fortress" a borrowing of Latin castrum; see Castro).

Alcobendas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Alcuaz Basque, Spanish

Aldahondo Spanish

Aldaia Basque, Spanish
From the name of a municipality in Valencia, Spain, probably derived from Arabic الضيعة‎ (ad-day'a) meaning "the village" (compare Aldea).

Aldama Spanish

Aldea Spanish
Topographic name meaning "village, hamlet" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic الضيعة‎ (ad-day'a).

Alderete Spanish, South American
Habitational name from any of the places in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal called Alderete probably from a Gothic personal name or derived from the Old English personal, or first name “Aldrich,” which means old ruler

Aldorino Spanish

Alegre Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname from alegre "bright, merry" (Latin alacer).

Alegria Spanish, Portuguese
In Spanish, the name is from a location.... [more]

Alejandra Spanish
Feminine form of Alejandro.

Alejandre Spanish
Variant of Alejandro.

Alejandro Spanish
From the personal name Alejandro, Spanish form of Alexander.

Alejo Spanish
From the given name Alejo.

Alemán Spanish
Means "German, relating to Germany" in Spanish. Cognate to English Allman and French Allemand.

Alevia Spanish

Alfonseca Spanish

Alfonzo Spanish
Variant of Alfonso.

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

Alhambra Spanish
Refers to the Alhambra, a palace complex located in Granada, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء‎‎ (Al-Ḥamrā) meaning "the red one" or, ultimately, from Arabic أَحْمَر (ʾaḥmar) "red".

Alicea Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the given name Alicia.

Alires Spanish

Alisandra Spanish

Allala Basque, Spanish
Variant spelling of Ayala, in at least one case altered to avoid confusion with an unrelated person of the same name, and apparently to distance the bearer from prejudice against hispanics.

Allende Basque, Spanish
Means "beyond, yonder; on the other side" in Spanish, though it possibly derives from Basque aihen "vine, shoot" or ale "grain" combined with the collective suffix -di, meaning "pasture, cereal field".

Almagro Spanish

Almanza Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Almanza, a city in northern Spain. The city's name itself is derived from Arabic المنزل (al-manzil) meaning "the house".

Almarza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 localities: the Castilian municipality of Almarza, Comarca of El Valle or the Riojan municipality of Almarza de Cameros.

Almazán Spanish
Habitational name demoting someone originally from the municipality of Almazán in Castile and León, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic المكان المحصن (al-makān al-ḥiṣn) meaning "the fortified place" or "the stronghold".

Almazan Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Almazán primarily used in America and the Philippines.

Almeda Spanish, Portuguese, Sinhalese
Variant of Almeida or Alameda.

Almena Spanish

Almenara Spanish
Almenara in Spanish is "beacon", but it is an old kind of beacon that consisted of a fire that was lit on top of the battlements to give a signal.

Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Almira 1

Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Occupational surname meaning "admiral", referring to the highest rank in the navy, derived from the Spanish almirante meaning "admiral"

Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.

Almodovar Portuguese (Anglicized), Spanish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Almodóvar (Almodóvar del Campo, Almodóvar del Pinar or Almodóvar del Río) in Spain, or from Almodôvar, Portugal... [more]

Almoguera Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Almonacid Spanish, South American

Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".

Alonzo Spanish
Variant of Alonso.

Aloy Spanish

Alpízar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.

Altamirano Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name For Someone From Any Of Several Places Called Altamira (See Altamira ).

Altuzarra Spanish

Alva Spanish
Variant of Alba.

Álváez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Álvarez. Most frequently used in Panama.

Alvalle Spanish (Latin American)
A beautiful valley in Ortona

Alvardo Spanish

Alvariño Spanish

Álvaro Spanish
Either derived from the given name Alvaro or a variant of Alvarez.

Alvear Spanish
Unexplained.

Alverez Spanish, Portuguese
Means "son of Alvaro".

Alvidrez Spanish

Alza Spanish
Means "to rise" or simply "rise"

Amado Spanish
From the given name Amado.

Amante Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
The name "Amante" means "lover" or "beloved". It can also be used as a nickname for someone who is a lover or enthusiast.

Amaranto Spanish, Italian, Filipino
From the given name Amaranto or Amarantus.

Amaro Spanish
Originated in Italy

Amaro Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amaro.

Amarós Spanish

Amaya Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
From the name of a mountain and an ancient city in the province of Burgos, Spain, possibly derived from Basque amai "end, ending" and the article suffix -a. Compare the given name Amaia.

Ambrìz Spanish
" Probably a variant of Asturian-Leonese Ambres, a habitational name from a village in Asturies. Also a habitational name of Ámbriz a city in Angola, Africa, mainly of Portuguese descendants. "

Ambrocio Spanish
From the given name Ambrocio.

Ambrosio Spanish, Italian (?), Portuguese (?)
From the given name Ambrosio

Amejorado Spanish

Amenabar Spanish

Américo Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Américo.

Amescua Spanish
Variant of Amezcua

Amestoy Spanish, French, Basque
From Basque Ameztoia, a common place name in Basque Country meaning "oak forest".

Amézola Spanish, Basque

Ameztoi Spanish (Rare), Basque (Rare)
Variant of Amestoy.

Ameztoy Spanish, Basque
Variant of Amestoy.

Amiama Spanish
Translating to “Love Love” and meaning to love loving and being happy with helping others ... [more]

Amiano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Amiano

Amor Spanish, Portuguese
Means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child or a philanderer. It could also be from the given name Amor. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.

Amore Spanish
meaning love

Amorena Spanish (Latin American)

Amores Spanish
From a nickname for a philanderer meaning "loves" in Spanish, the plural of amor meaning "love".

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

Analicia American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)

Anastacio Spanish
Variant of Anastasio.

Anastasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Anastasio.

Andaluz Spanish
Means "from Andalusia" or "from Spain", derived from the region of Spain called Andalucía, once called Al-Ándalus (a classical Arab name for the Iberian Peninsula)... [more]

Andía Spanish

Andújar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.

Angel Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English, Slovene
From the Latin personal name Angelus meaning "Angel", derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger" (see the given name Angel).

Angeles Spanish

Angelina Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

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

Anguiano Spanish (Latinized, Modern)
Anguiano is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain.

Anguila Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
Ultimately from Latin anguis "snake".

Anguis Spanish
Ultimately from Latin meaning "snake".

Ania Asturian, Spanish

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

Anonuevo Spanish

Antigua Spanish
From Spanish meaning "antique".

Antolin Spanish
1 Spanish (Antolín): from the personal name, a vernacular form of Antoninus, a name borne by thirteen saints.... [more]

Antolinez Spanish

Antoñanzas Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Riojan municipality of Munilla.

Antoniz Spanish (Latin American)
From the given name Antonio.

Antuña Spanish
From the given name Antonio.

Antuniez Spanish, Galician, Asturian
Meaning "son of Antonius." It is a last name that appears in northern Spain.

Aparicio Spanish
Derived from the Latin word “aparitio” meaning “appearance” or “arrival”. It may also be a habitational name, indicating a person who lived near or at a place with the same name.

Apolinar Spanish
From the given name Apolinar

Apolinario Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Apolinario; variant of Apolinar.

Apollo Italian, Spanish
From the Greek personal name Apollo. There are several saints Apollo in the Christian Church, including an Egyptian hermit and monastic leader who died in 395 ad. The personal name derives from the name in classical mythology of the sun god, Apollo, an ancient Indo-European name, found for example in Hittite as Apulana "god of the gate" (from pula "gate", cognate with Greek pylē), therefore "protector, patron".

Aponte Spanish
A misdivision of Daponte. It originates from Majorca, Spain.

Apóstol Spanish (Rare)
Means "apostle" in Spanish.

Aquilino Italian, Spanish, Galician
From the given name Aquilino

Arabel Spanish (Latin American)

Arabel Spanish (Latin American)

Arabel Spanish (Latin American)

Aràbia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name for someone from Arabia or some other Arabic-speaking country or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries.

Aragón Spanish, South American
Habitational name from Aragon Spain which was an independent kingdom from 1035 to 1479. It took its name from the river Aragón which arises in its northwestern corner... [more]

Aragon Spanish, Catalan, French
A surname and an autonomous community of Spain.

Aramburo Spanish
Castilianized variant of Aramburú.

Aramburú Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Habitational or topographic name derived from Basque (h)aran "valley" and buru "head, top, summit".

Aran Spanish, Galician

Arana Basque, Central American
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous localities: the hamlet in the County of Trebiñu, the neighborhood in Gasteiz, or the neighborhood in Bermeo.

Arancibia Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Arantzibia.

Aranda Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places for example Aranda de Duero in Burgos province which bears a name of pre-Roman probably Celtic origin.

Arands English, Spanish
Anglicized version of a name given to residents of Aranda de Duero, a small town in the north of Spain.

Aranjuez Spanish
Aranjuez is primarily known as a place name, specifically a historic town located near Madrid, Spain.

Araquistain Basque, Spanish
From Basque Arakistain, possibly derived from ira(k) "fern" and the toponymic suffix -ain.

Aray Spanish (Latin American)

Arboleda Spanish
From arboleda meaning "grove of trees". This is the name of a prominent Colombian family, in which case it is derived from their region of origin in Arboleya, Spain.

Arceo Spanish
From the name of the town of Arceo in La Coruña, Galicia.

Archila Spanish
Either a variant of Arcila or derived from Arabic الشَّلَّال (aš-šallāl) meaning "the waterfall".

Archileti Spanish (Americanized), Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Archuleta, or perhaps of Italian Archilletti.

Archuleta Spanish, English
Castilianized form of Basque Aretxuloeta, a topographic name meaning "oak hollow".

Arcila Spanish (Latin American)
Means "clay" in Spanish. (compare Arcilla)

Arellano Basque, Spanish
From the name of a town in Nevarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from either of the Latin personal names Valerius or Aurelius, indicating land owned by someone of the name, or from Basque aritz "oak (tree)" (see haritz).

Arenzana Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 La Riojan municipalities: Arenzana de Abajo or Arenzana de Arriba.

Arévalo Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Arévalo in the provinces of Ávila and Soria of pre-Roman origin.

Arganda Spanish (Latin American), Spanish
town in spain / arganda del rey

Argomaniz Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Argomaniz (In Castilian: Argómaniz) In The Araba/Álava Province.

Arguedas Spanish (Rare)

Arguello Spanish
It had its cradle in the so-called Brotherhood of Argüello, formed by the councils of Val de Lugueros, Mediana de Argüello and La Tercia del Camino (León), from where its branches spread throughout Spain.

Argueta Spanish
This surname was most likely originally used to identify a person who lived in a characteristically bright or luminous area.

Arguijo Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Arguijo In Zamora Province.

Aristòu Catalan, Occitan, Spanish

Ariza Catalan, Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized), South American
Habitational name from a place so named in Zaragoza province in Aragón. This is a Castilianized form of Basque Aritza a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz "oak" and the article suffix -a.

Arizala Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Aritzala.

Arjona Spanish
Habitational name from Arjona in Jaén province.

Armada Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Taken directly from the Spanish word meaning "navy, fleet."

Armas Spanish
Occupational name for an arms maker or soldier, from Spanish armas meaning "arms, weapons".

Armendariz Spanish, Basque
Variant of Basque Armendaritze, a habitational name from a village in Low Navarre named Armendaritze, or directly from a patronymic form of the Basque personal name Armendari or Armentari, from Latin Armentarius "herdsman".

Armenia Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Armenia or who had connections with Armenia. This surname is derived from the feminine form of Armenio, which is ultimately from Greek Αρμένιος (Armenios) meaning "Armenian"... [more]

Armenteros Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places called Armenteros, in the provinces of Ávila and Salamanca, from the plural of armenatero meaning ‘cowherd’, from Latin armenta ‘herd(s)’.

Armesta Spanish

Armesto Spanish

Armijo Spanish
Derived from the Spanish adjetive "armigero", meaning "one who bears arms". First found in the Northern Region of Spain in Cantabria. Alternate spellings include: Armijos, Armigo, and Armija.

Arminio Spanish, Italian, Sicilian
From the given name Arminio.

Armisen Spanish

Arola Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English (American)
From Latin areola, diminutive of area (area).

Arona Spanish (Latin American)

Arragon Spanish, Catalan, French
Variant of Aragon.

Arredondo Spanish
habitational name from a place in Cantabria named Arredondo possibly from redondo 'round' because of the roundish shape of the hill on which it stands.

Arrieta Spanish (Latin American)

Arrisola Spanish (Rare)

Arriva Italian, Spanish (Latin American)

Arrobo Spanish

Arroz Spanish

Artigas Aragonese, Catalan, Spanish
Plural form of artiga, referring to land cleared for agriculture.... [more]

Artola Spanish (Hispanicized, Rare)

Arturo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Arturo.

Arviso Spanish

Arzu Central American

Ascencio Spanish, Italian
From the personal name (Latin Ascensius), favored by the early Christians, by whom it was bestowed with reference to the ascension of Christ (Late Latin ascensio).

Aspizúa Spanish, Basque

Asunción Spanish
Means "assumption" in Spanish, referring to the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. The unaccented form, Asuncion, is much more common.

Atanacio Spanish
Variant of Anastasio.

Atanasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Atanasio.

Atencio Spanish

Atienza Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.

Audiffred Spanish (Latin American)

Augusto Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Augusto

Auñón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Aurelio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Aurelio

Aurora Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Portuguese
Means "dawn" in Latin (see the given name Aurora).

Ávalos Spanish
Etymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.

Aveiro Portuguese, Spanish
Demonymic surname refering to Aveiro a city in middle north-eastern Portugal. A famous bearer of this surname is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Avelino Spanish, Polynesian, Filipino
Spanish form of Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.

Avellan Spanish (Latin American)

Avellaneda Spanish
It literally means "hazelnut grove", denoting someone who either lived near one or worked in one.

Avena Italian, Spanish
Means "oats" in Spanish and Italian, an occupational surname for a grain grower or merchant. It can also be a toponymic surname derived from Avena, Calabria.

Avenida Spanish (Latin American)
The name translates to English, meaning "avenue."

Avica Spanish (Latin American)

Ayerbe Spanish

Ayllón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.

Azcárate Spanish, Basque

Azcárraga Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Azkarraga.

Azconovieta Spanish

Aznar Spanish
Aznar is a Spanish surname of Basque origin and an obsolete given name. It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)" ('fox', modern "azeri").

Azuaje-fidalgo Portuguese (Rare), Spanish, Italian
Fidalgo from Galician and Portuguese filho de algo — equivalent to "nobleman", but sometimes literally translated into English as "son of somebody" or "son of some (important family)"—is a traditional title of Portuguese nobility that refers to a member of the titled or untitled nobility... [more]

Baamonde Spanish
habitational name from one of the Galician places called Baamonde (earlier written Bahamonde) in the province of Lugo most probably Santiago de Baamonde (Begonte).

Bac Mayan
From Mayan b'aq meaning "bone, needle" or "thin".

Baca Spanish
From Spanish vaca meaning "cow".

Bacca Spanish

Badilla Spanish
Variant of Badillo.

Badillo Spanish
Topographic name from a diminutive of vado ‘ford’ (Latin vadum) or a habitational name from either of two places named with this word: Valillo de la Guarena in Zamora province or Vadillo de al Sierra in Ávila.

Badillo Spanish
One who came from Badillo (small ford), in Spain. This looks like the diminutive form of "badil" meaning a fire shovel. "Badillo" comes from "vado" meaning a place to cross the river. Other Spanish names from this name source are Vado, Bado and Vadillo.

Báez Spanish, South American

Baez Spanish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spanish Báez, which might be a different form of Peláez (cf. Páez). A famous bearer is American singer and activist Joan Baez (1941-).... [more]

Baeza Spanish
From a place called Baeza in Andalusia, Spain.

Baglietto Spanish (Latin American)

Bahamonde Spanish, Galician
Derived from Baamonde (officially called Santiago de Baamonde), a town and parish in the province of Lugo, in Galicia, Spain. This surname was borne by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975).

Bahena Spanish
Altered form of the Spanish Baena.

Balaguer Catalan, Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Balaguer in Catalonia, Spain.

Balam Mayan
Means "jaguar" in Mayan.

Balas Spanish

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

Balcazar Spanish

Balceiro Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Balderas Spanish

Baldo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Baldo. A cognate of German and Swedish Bold 3.

Baldomero Spanish
From the given name Baldomero.

Baldovino Spanish
Hispanic (mainly Philippines and Colombia) and Italian: from the personal name Baldovino from ancient Germanic Baldowin (see Baldwin ).

Balencia Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Valencia.

Balenciaga Spanish, Basque
Denoted a person who came from Valencia, derived from Basque Balencia and the locative suffix -aga. A famous bearer of the name was Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (1895-1972), the founder of the clothing brand Balenciaga.