Central American Submitted Surnames

Central American names include those from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Facundo Spanish
From the given name Facundo
Falcón Spanish, South American
Originally a nickname from falcón, an archaic variant of Spanish halcón "falcon" (from Latin falco). It is a cognate of Falco.
Fausto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the give name Fausto.
Federico Spanish, Italian
From the given name Federico.
Feijóo Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from Galician feixó, meaning "bean", possibly denoting a bald person.
Feliz Spanish
Means “happy” or “fortunate” in Spanish.
Feo Spanish
Means Ugly
Fermín Spanish
From the given name Fermín.
Ferrando Italian, Spanish
This surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval masculine given name Ferrando, which was in use in both Italy and Spain during the Middle Ages... [more]
Ferrera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Ferreira.
Figueredo Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese variant of Figueiredo as well as the Spanish form.
Flamenco Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of the art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain.
Florencio Spanish
From the given name Florencio
Florido Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Floridus.
Florino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Florino.
Floro Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Floro.
Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan font "spring well" (from Latin fons genitive fontis).
Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".
Fontañez Spanish
From the Latin fons meaning "fountain."
Fórmica Spanish
Spanish transcription of the Italian surname Formica (while the insect in Spanish is hormiga).
Fortuna Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Derived from the given name Fortunato.
Fragoso Portuguese, Spanish
Means "rocky, rough, uneven" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin fragosus. It was originally a habitational name from any of various places called Fragoso.
Fraire Spanish
Comes from Latin frater meaning "brother".
Frances Spanish, Catalan
From Spanish and Catalan meaning "French". Denoting someone of French origin.
Francia Italian, Spanish
From Latin Francia "France" an ethnic name for a Frenchman.
Francos Spanish
Derived from the given name Franco.
Franquez Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese for "son of Franco."
Fresnillo Spanish
Diminutive of Fresno meaning "little ash tree".
Fresno Spanish
From Spanish meaning "ash tree".
Frías Spanish
Taken from the city of Frías, in Spain. The name of the city is taken from the Spanish phrase aguas frías, meaning "cold waters".
Fronda Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Means "frond, leafy branch" in Spanish.
Fructuoso Spanish
From the given name Fructuoso.
Fuenmayor Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Fuensalida Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Fuente Spanish
topographic name from fuente "fount, spring" (from Latin fons, genitive fontis), or a habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain named with this word... [more]
Fuerte Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word "fuerte" meaning strong.
Fulcar Spanish (Latin American)
Most common in the Dominican Republic.
Funes Spanish
Derived from a town named 'Funes' in Navarre.
Gabaldon Spanish
Habitational Name From Gabaldón In The Province Of Cuenca.
Gabino Spanish
From the given name Gabino.
Gaitán Spanish
Originated from the Spanish word "gato," which means "cat." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who had cat-like qualities, such as being agile or quick on their feet.
Galán Spanish
From Spanish meaning "prince".
Galarza Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Galartza.
Galea Spanish, Italian, Maltese
From Spanish galea "galleon, warship" presumably a metonymic occupational name for a shipwright or a sailor. Italian habitational name from Galea in Calabria.
Galicia Spanish
Spanish: ethnic name for someone from the former kingdom of Galicia, now an autonomous region of northwestern Spain.
Galíndez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Galindo.
Galindo Spanish
Either from the given name Galindo or from the name of the Galindians, an ancient Baltic tribe.
Gall Spanish
In fact it is Catalan. See italian Gall... [more]
Galo Spanish
From the given name Galo.
Galván Spanish
From the given name Galván.
Gálvez Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality in the Province of Toledo.
Gamboa Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ganboa. It is also a name for the quince tree (Cydonia oblonga).
Gamez Spanish
Patronymic from Gamo, a personal name of unexplained etymology.
Gamiao Spanish (Modern, ?)
from a Basque nickname means "good member"
Gamiz Spanish
Variant form of Gamez and Gomez.
Garcés Spanish
Meaning "son of García" ultimately from medieval spanish Garsea, using the patronymic suffix és/ez
Garfias Spanish
Nickname from the plural form of regional garfia 'claw paw' a word of Arabic origin.
Garmendia Basque, Spanish
Garmendia is the surname of a family of the Basque Country region of Guipuzcoa, in Spain. The surname means "wheat mountain" in Basque from gar meaning "wheat" and mendi meaning "mountain"... [more]
Garnica Spanish
Castilianized form of Garnika, a variant of Gernika.
Garson Scottish, French, English, German (Anglicized), Spanish, Jewish
Variant of Scottish Carson and Corston, French Garçon, Spanish-Jewish Garzon and English Garston, or an Americanised form of German Gerson... [more]
Gascón Spanish
Spanish cognitive of Gascoigne. Habitational name for someone from the province of Gascony Old French Gascogne (see Gascoigne).
Gascueña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 Manchego municipalities: Gascueña or Gascueña de Bornova.
Gastelum Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico): Probably An Altered Form Of Basque Gaztelu (See Gastelo ).
Gat Spanish
The catalan form of "gato" cat
Gato Spanish
Gato is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician word for cat.
Gaudioso Italian, Spanish
From the given name Gaudioso.
Gavilán Spanish
It literally means "Eurasian sparrowhawk".
Gayangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian comarca of Las Merindades.
Genaro Spanish
From the given name Gennaro, but without the 2nd n
Geraldo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Geraldo.
Gerardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Gerardo
Gerena Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Gerónimo Spanish
From the given name Gerónimo.
Gijon Spanish
From the city of Gijón (Asturian form Xixón) located in the Principality of Asturias in Spain.
Ginebra Spanish
From the Spanish word ginebra, meaning "gin," possibly ultimately from the Latin iuniperus, meaning "juniper."
Ginés Spanish
From the given name Ginés.
Giraldo Spanish
Spanish: From The Ancient Germanic Personal Name Giraldo Equivalent To Gerald .
Godínez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Godino.
Godoy French, Spanish
Derived from the Norman given name Gaudi.
Goñi Basque, Spanish
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque goien "highest point, apex, peak".
Gonzaga Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Archaic)
Habitational name for someone from a location called Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy. This was the name of an Italian family that ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1708.
Gordillo Spanish
Derived from the Spanish pet form of fat, "gordito"
Gordo Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fat" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Gracia Spanish
From gracia "grace", or an alteration of García.
Graciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Graciano.
Grajales Spanish
Topographic name from the plural of Spanish grajal ‘place inhabited with rooks’ a derivative of the bird name graja feminine of grajo ‘rook (Corvus frugilegus)’.
Granado Spanish
Nickname from Spanish granado "mature", "experienced", "distinguished".
Granado Spanish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of pomegranates, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a pomegranate tree, from granado "pomegranate tree" (cf. GARNETT).
Granados Spanish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of pomegranates, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a pomegranate tree, from granado "pomegranate tree" (cf. GARNETT).
Granda Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Grand.
Grande Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Means "tall, large" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, used as a nickname for a person of large stature.
Grano Italian, Spanish
from grano "grain" (from Latin granum) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer or grain merchant.
Grañón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Griego Spanish
Means "from Greece" in Spanish
Grijalva Spanish, Central American
Spanish: habitational name from any of various places called Grijalba in particular the one in Burgos province. The placename is from iglesia 'church' + Old Spanish alva 'white'.
Grimaldo Spanish, Italian
From the given name Grimaldo.
Gruezo Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
From Catalan meaning "thick".
Guadalajara Spanish
habitational name from Guadalajara in Castile named with Arabic wādī-al-ḥijāra (واد الحجرة o وادي الحجرة) "river of the stones".
Guajardo Spanish
Spanish: unexplained. Perhaps a habitational name from a place so named in Estremadura. This name is common in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. ... [more]
Guardado Spanish
From Spanish meaning "guarded".
Guàrdia Catalan, Spanish, Italian
Catalan, Spanish, and Italian from Catalan guàrdia, Spanish and Italian guardia ‘guard’, ‘watch’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a watch place, an occupational name for a member of the town guard, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named (La) Guardia.
Guardia Italian, Spanish
From Spanish and Italian guardia "guard watch" a topographic name for someone who lived by a watch place by a watchtower or a habitational name from any of numerous places called La Guardia named with the same word; or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept watch or for a member of the town guard... [more]
Güero Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A given nickname in latin America of a person with light features.... [more]
Guevera Spanish
means "protector"
Guijarro Spanish
Spanish: nickname from guijarro 'pebble' perhaps applied to a man who sold pebbles (used for paving the streets).
Guillén Spanish
From the given name Guillén.
Guillen Spanish
Unaccented form of Guillén.
Guillermo Spanish
From the given name Guillermo
Gustavo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Gustavo.
Gutierre Spanish
From the given name Gutierre.
Guzman Spanish (Americanized), Filipino, South American
Unaccented form of Guzmán used mainly in America and the Philippines.
Henares Spanish
Derived from the Celtic form of "brave". Also is the name of many towns (Alcala de Henares, Espinosa de Henares, Tortola de Henares...) and a river
Heredia Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places in Basque Country called Heredia, probably derived from Latin heredium meaning "hereditary estate".
Hermosillo Spanish
Nickname for a dandy, from a diminutive of hermoso "finely formed, handsome". From Latin formosus, from forma "shape, form, beauty".
Higuaín Spanish (Rare), Basque (Hispanicized)
Derived from the Basque surname Iguain, of uncertain origin.
Higuera Spanish
Higuera is a local surname; that is, the name was derived from the village or estate where the original bearer of the name once lived or held land. The Higuera family originally lived in the area of Figueroa.
Hilario Spanish
From the given name Hilarius.
Hódar Spanish
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Violeta Hódar is a notable bearer.
Holanda Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Holland 2.
Honesto Spanish
From the given name Honesto.
Honorato Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Honorato
Honorio Spanish
From the given name Honorio
Hoya Spanish
is a habitational (local) name, taken on from any of several place names, such as from Hoyos in Cáceres province, or Hoyos in Ávila province. These place names come from the Spanish words "hoyo," meaning "pit," or "hole."
Huertas Spanish
Plural form of Spanish huerta meaning "garden, orchard".
Huidobro Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Los Altos.
Humberto Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Humberto.
Hurtado Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word hurtar, meaning "to steal".
Ildefonso Spanish
From the given name Ildefonso.
Illescas Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.
Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.
Infante Spanish
From infante literally "child", but in Spain also a title borne by the eldest sons of noblemen before they inherited, and in particular by the son of the king of Castile; thus the surname probably originated either as a nickname for one of a lordly disposition or as an occupational name for a member of the household of an infante.
Inga Italian, Spanish
Italian name, however probably Germanic origins
Ingles Spanish
Spanish (Inglés): ethnic term denoting someone of English origin, from Spanish Inglés ‘English’.
Iniesta Spanish
Possibly from iniesta meaning "leafhopper".
Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Íñigo Spanish
From the given name Íñigo.
Isidro Spanish
From the given name Isidro.
Isla Spanish
Means "island" in Spanish.
Islas Spanish
Variant of Isla.
Issac English, Spanish
From the given name Issac.
Ivars Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Ibarra, derived from Basque ibar "meadow, riverbank, valley".
Jacinto Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Jacinto.
Jacobo Spanish
From the given name Jacobo.
Jaimes Spanish
Variant of Jaimez.
Jaimez Spanish
Means "son of Jaime 1" in Spanish.
Japon Filipino, Spanish, French
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Japan or who had connections with Japan.
Jara Spanish
Habitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".
Jaramillo Spanish
Spanish habitational name from either of two places in the Burgos province: Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada.
Jareño Basque (Modern), Spanish
Possibly derived from Basque txara "rockrose".
Javier Spanish
Indicates familial origin from the town and municipality of Javier in Navarre, Spain.
Jeremias Jewish, Spanish
Derived from the Hebrew given name Jeremiah
Jesús Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name Jesús.
Joaquín Spanish
From the given name Joaquín.
Jonda Spanish (Latin American, Japanized), American (Hispanic)
Jondá means Slingshot and hole in Spanish and is a surname in some Latin American countries and Americans with Hispanic heritage. It is a Japanized form of the surname Honda... [more]
Jordà Spanish
Derived from the personal name Jordàn
Jordán Spanish, Hungarian
From the given name Jordán.
Jorquera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
José Spanish, Portuguese, French
Derived from the given name José.
Joséantonio Spanish
From the given name José Antonio.
Juancarlos Spanish
From the given name Juan Carlos.
Juanez Spanish
Means “son of Juan 1
Juarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Juárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Julio Spanish
Derived from the forename Julio.
Junio Spanish
From the given name Junio
Justino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Justino
Justo Spanish
From the given name Justo.
Knezevich Spanish (?)
rafe knezevich is a cutie patootie
Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]
Labrador Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
From the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador
Lacerda Portuguese, Spanish
Nickname for someone with remarkably thick or long hair, or with an unusually hairy back or chest. From Spanish and Portuguese la cerda ‘the lock (of hair)’.
Lacosta Spanish
Variant of Costa with fused definite article la.
La Cotera Spanish
Spanish variant for Hill and/or someone living in a slope, A "cota" in Spanish.
Lafuente Spanish
Means "the fountain" in Spanish derived from fons "fountain" with fused definite article la. Variant of Fuentes and cognate to Lafontaine.
Lago Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living by a lake from lago "lake" (from Latin lacus) or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word.
Laguna Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.
Laínez Spanish
Means "son of Laín".
Lana Italian, Spanish
Means "wool" in Spanish and Italian. Occupational name for a wool merchant.
Landaverde Spanish
From Spanish landa meaning 'meadow' + verde meaning 'green'.
Lanezo Spanish
Means "Lanezo's street" from Basque abas "Lanezo" and kale "street".
Lanza Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lance.