Browse Submitted Surnames

Joachin Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Joaquín.

Joaquín Spanish
From the given name Joaquín.

Jorquez Spanish

Juarros Spanish

Juliana Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Juliano.

Juliano Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Juliano.

Junious Spanish (Latin American), Yiddish
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Justino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Justino

Juvenal Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, English (American)
From the given name Juvenal.

Kanelos Spanish

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.

Lallana Spanish

Lassaga Spanish (Latin American), French, Basque
French and Argentine Spanish form of Lasaga.

Leandro Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Leandro

Ledesma Spanish, Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain called Ledesma, particularly in Salamanca or Boqueixón, possibly derived from a superlative form of the Proto-Celtic root *ɸletos "breadth, side" or *ɸleitos "grey".

Leonado Spanish
The color tawny which is an orange, brown color. This descriptive surname was given to the Filipino people by the Spanish when the Philippines was colonized.

Leoncio Spanish
From the given name Leoncio.

Liberio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Liberio

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

Librado Spanish
From the given name Librado.

Limones Spanish
Variant of Limon.

Limonez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Limones.

Linares Spanish
Means "son of Linéus" from latin "line".

Linarez Spanish
Variant of Linares.

Llaquet Spanish, Catalan
Topographic name from the Catalan word llac "pond, lake", indicating a person who lives near a lake.

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

Lorente Spanish

Lovaton Spanish

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

Luevano Spanish

Lugardo Spanish
Spanish (Mainly Huelva): From The Personal Name Lugardo A Variant Of Lutgardo Of Ancient Germanic Origin (See Luckhardt ). This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.

Lumbier Basque, Spanish

Luyando Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Luiaondo.

Macario Italian, Spanish
From the given name Macario

Macarro Spanish
From the verb Macar meaning 'to bruise'

Maestre Portuguese, Spanish
Occupational name from old Spanish and Portuguese maestre meaning 'master', 'master craftsman', 'teacher'.

Maidana Spanish, South American
Likely derived from from Arabic ميدانا (maydanan) meaning "field".

Mairena Spanish
From place name Mairena.

Malagón Spanish
Habitational name from Malagón, a place in Ciudad Real, or in some cases, from other place so named in Galicia, in Lugo province.

Malvido Spanish

Mancebo Spanish
Spanish: Occupational Or Status Name For A Serf Or Servant Also ‘Youth Single Man’ Old Spanish Mancebo (From Late Latin Mancipus From Classical Latin Mancipium ‘Slave’).

Maqueda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.

Maravel Spanish

Marcano Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish variant of Marciano

Marcelo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcelo.

Marcial Spanish, Filipino
From the given name Marcial.

Mariano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the personal name Mariano

Mariñez Spanish
Means "son of Marino" in Spanish.

Maripan Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Chile.

Marquez South American, Spanish
Unaccented variant of Márquez.

Marreno Spanish

Marrero Spanish
Occupational name for a stonecutter, derived from Spanish marrear "to hit with a sledgehammer", ultimately from Latin marra "hoe, hook, spade".

Marrufo Spanish
nickname from marrufo a Portuguese word meaning literally 'lay brother' and figuratively 'cunning sly'

Mathias French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish
French, Dutch: from the personal name Mathias (see Matthew).... [more]

Mauleon Spanish (Archaic)
All I know is that there is a place in spain "Basque Country" that their town, apartments, holtes are named Mauleon. The language spoken is Basque a form of "Spanish and French"

Mayoral Spanish
Occupational name for the foreman of a gang of agricultural workers or the leader of a group of herdsmen mayoral (from Late Latin maioralis originally an adjective derivative of maior 'greater').

Mayorga Spanish
habitational name, taken on from the place name Mayorga in Valladolid province of Castile.

Medrano Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.

Melchor Spanish
Derived from the given name Melchor.

Melgosa Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Castilian municipalities, Melgosa de Burgos or Melgosa de Villadiego. It could also indicate familial origin within the Manchego municipality La Melgosa.

Mendosa Spanish
Variant spelling of Mendoza.

Meneses Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)

Mercede Spanish

Meridia Spanish

Mestizo Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Spanish mezclado "mixed". Likely denoting a person with mixed Spanish and Amerindian descent.

Milanés Spanish
habitational name for someone from Milan in Italy (see Milano) from milanés an adjectival form of the place name. Variant of Milan.

Mirando Spanish

Modesto Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Modesto

Molinas Spanish
Variant of Molina.

Moncada Spanish
A habitational surname, from Catalan Montcada, ultimately from monte "mountain" and an older variant of Catalonia.

Monreal Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places called Monreal for example in Cuenca Teruel and Zaragoza provinces.

Montané Spanish

Montano Spanish
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Montiel Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Montoro Spanish, Italian
A Spanish habitational name from any of the places called Montoro in particular those in Córdoba or Teruel provinces. Italian habitational name from any of the places called Montoro in particular Montoro Inferiore and Montoro Superiore in Avellino province.

Morante Spanish

Morejón Spanish
Derived from Spanish moreno meaning "dark".

Morgade Spanish
Derived from Portuguese morgado "firstborn, heir".

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Muñecas Spanish
It literally means "dolls" or "wrists".

Murillo Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Murillo, so named from a diminutive of Spanish muro meaning "wall".

Nápoles Spanish, Portuguese, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish and Portuguese cognate of Napoli; habitational name from the Italian city of Naples, which is called Nápoles in Spanish and Portuguese.

Naranjo Spanish
Topographic name for someone who lived by an orange grove, from Spanish naranjo ‘orange tree’ (from naranja ‘orange’, Arabic nāránjya), or a habitational name from a place named Naranjo in A Coruña and Códoba provinces... [more]

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

Natalio Spanish
From the given name Natalio.

Navarra Spanish

Navarra Italian, Spanish
Means Navarre in Italian and Spanish; which was also the female equivalent to Navarro.

Navidad Spanish
Derived from the personal name Noel. It means "Christmas" in Spanish.

Nazário Spanish, Portuguese
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Carlos, Rafael, Angel, Emilio, Enrique, Jorge, Manuel, Ruben, Francisco, Juan.... [more]

Negrete Spanish
Possibly from negrete denoting a member of a 15th-century faction based in the mountainous area of Cantabria.

Nicasio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Nicasio.

Nicolás Spanish
From the given name Nicolás.

Nogales Spanish
Habitational name from either of two locations in Spain named Nogales, from the plural form of Spanish nogal meaning "walnut tree".

Noguero Spanish

Norales Central American

Noriega Asturian, Spanish, South American
This indicates familial origin within an eponymous village.

Oblitas Spanish

Obrador Spanish

Obrador Spanish
Nickname for a hard worker. From Spanish meaning "worker".

Obregón Spanish
Spanish habitational name from Obregón in Santander province.

Ocampos Spanish
Variant of Ocampo.

Octavio Spanish
From the given name Octavio.

Olachea Spanish (Latin American)

Olivera Spanish, Catalan, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Hispanicized)
From Catalan olivera meaning "olive tree", essentially a Spanish form of Oliveira. In some cases a Castilianized form of Oliveira.

Ordóñez Spanish
Means "son of Ordoño".

Ordonez Spanish

Ortegon Spanish

Ortonio Italian, Spanish
Variant of Ortone. Italian and Spanish form of Hortonius.

Orzabal Spanish
Used by Roland Orzabal.

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

Padillo Spanish

Palileo Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Paredez Spanish
Variant of Paredes.

Parillo Spanish, Italian

Pascuas Spanish
Variant of Pascua.

Paunero Spanish (Latin American)

Pedraza Spanish
Refers to the blow received from a stone thrown intentionally to wound someone.

Pedrosa Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of numerous places named Pedrosa, from pedroso, pedrosa meaning "stoney", an adjectival derivative of pedra meaning "stone".

Peebles Scottish, Spanish (?)
Habitational name from places so named in Scotland. The place names are cognate with Welsh pebyll "tent, pavilion".

Peinado Spanish
Derived from peinado meaning "combed" (past participle of peinar meaning "to comb"), hence a nickname for a well-groomed person or for someone with naturally smooth rather than curly hair.

Perales Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations named Perales, from Spanish perales meaning "pear trees" (the plural of peral meaning "pear tree").

Peralta Catalan, Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from Latin petra alta "high rock". This name is also established in Italy.

Petiton Spanish

Pintado Spanish

Pizarro Spanish
One who produces, or deals in, slate.

Poblete Spanish (Latin American)
Habitational name from Poblete in the province of Ciudad Real.

Polanco Spanish
Habitational name from Polanco in Santander province.

Ponente Spanish

Portero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Porter.

Portola Spanish, Portuguese, Romani (Caló)
Portola is Spanish and Portuguese for Port and is a Romani calo surname. People include Gaspar de Portolá, a Spanish explorer who was the first governor of Baja and Alta California and had many names after him in California cities and streets.

Pradera Spanish
Pradera is a Spanish surname meaning "meadow".

Préjano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan municipality.

Prohens Spanish

Puentes Spanish
Means "bridges" in Spanish. Originated from "puente". The surname was first found in the valley of the Trucios in the Basque region of Spain.However, families with this surname have been present in Catalonia for hundreds of years... [more]

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

Quezada Spanish
Probably a variant of Quesada.

Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.

Rabagos Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Rabago.

Raijman Spanish

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

Reinoso Spanish, South American
Meaning "place of fields".

Remigio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Remigio

Requena Spanish, Catalan
habitational name from Requena in Valencia or Requena de Campos in Palencia apparently so called from a short form of the various Visigothic compound personal names with the first element rīc "powerful" with the addition of the locative suffix -ena.

Resende Spanish
Variant of Resendez

Reynals Spanish (Rare)
Variant from Spanish word Rey "king". Most likely referred to the royalty. Variant of Reynolds.

Reynoso Spanish
Variant of Reinoso.

Rezende Spanish
Variant of Rezendes

Ricardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ricardo

Ricario Spanish
Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): from the personal name Ricardo ( see Richard ).

Riveira Spanish

Riveros Central American

Riviera Italian, Spanish

Roberto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Roberto

Robleda Spanish
From Spanish meaning "oak grove".

Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.

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

Romello Spanish (Latin American)

Rosillo Spanish, Caribbean

Rugamas Spanish, Central American

Ruidíaz Spanish

Sacasas Spanish
Have researched the surname Sacasas, and have narrowed the usage down to four countries the name has been used in. Spain, Cuba, the United States and Philippines. The uncommonality of the last name and the fact that three of those countries were at one point or another colonized by Spain has led me to theorize Spanish origin.

Sagrado Spanish

Sahagún Spanish
Habitational name from Sahagùn in Lleón province.

Saldaña Spanish
Habitual surname for a person from any of the locations in Spain named Saldaña. The name itself comes from the older name Gili-Zalan, which is of uncertain meaning.

Saldano Spanish

Saldías Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Salizar Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Salazar.

Salomón Jewish, Spanish
From the given name Salomón.

Sanchas Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)

Sanchis Spanish

Sánchiz Spanish
Variant of Sánchez.

San José Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called San José, so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph (San José).

San Juan Spanish
Means "Saint John", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Juan 1. This is a habitational name for a person from any of various places called San Juan, so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint John (San Juan).

San Luis Spanish
In honor of Saint Louis.

Santano Spanish
Possibly a variant of Santana.

Sardina Italian, Spanish, Galician, Mexican
From sardina Galician sardiña "sardine" used for someone as a catcher or seller of the fish or a nickname for a thin person.

Saturno Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Spanish
Descendant of Saturn.

Saucedo Spanish
Variant of Salcedo

Saviñón Spanish
Probably of French origin, an altered form of Savignon which is from a pet form of the personal name Savin or a habitational name from place called Savignon in Ardèche.

Savinon Spanish

Segovia Spanish

Segundo Spanish
From the given name Segundo.

Serafín Spanish, Galician
From the given name Serafín.

Sevilla Spanish
Habitational name from the city of Seville (or Sevilla) in Andalusia, Spain. The city's name is probably derived from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh) meaning "valley, plain" through Arabic إشبيلية (ʔišbīliya).

Seville Spanish, English
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. Synonyms: Sevilla Example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts... [more]

Sicilia Spanish, Italian
Denotes someone from Sicily.

Silvela Spanish

Silvera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Silveira.

Solomón Jewish, Spanish
From the given name Solomón.

Solorio Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Sierra de Solorio mountain range that straddles Aragon, La Mancha, & Old Castile.

Somoano Spanish

Soriano Spanish
Habitational sephardic name for someone from Soria in Castile, from the adjective soriano 'from Soria'.

Sumrall Spanish

Tabares Spanish
Spanish form of Tavares.

Tafolla Spanish
Possibly a derivative of southern Spanish tafulla, tahulla, a term denoting a measure of land. The surname is not found in present-day Spain.

Tamacas Spanish, Central American

Tartaro Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone who was from Tatarstan or who had traded with Tatarstan.

Tejidor Spanish

Tenorio Spanish
Possibly a habitational name from a place called Tenorio in Pontevedra province, Spain.

Tenorio Spanish (Latin American)

Tercero Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish (see Tercero).

Texidor Spanish

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

Toribio Spanish
From the given name Toribio.

Torrado Spanish

Torrent Spanish
A topographical name for someone who lived by a flood stream, deriving from the Spanish torrente. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguish names in the small communities of the Middle Ages... [more]

Toscano Italian, Spanish
Originally indicated someone who came from the region of Tuscany in central Italy.

Tostado Spanish
Means "toasted; tanned" or "brown, dark" in Spanish, a nickname for someone with dark skin, or who tanned easily.

Treviño Spanish
Habitational name from either of the places so named in the provinces of Burgos and Santander, possibly derived from Latin trifinium "place where three boundaries meet".

Trevino Spanish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Treviño.

Urriola Spanish
Variant of Arriola.

Utitiaj Spanish

Uvalles Spanish

Valadez Asturian, Spanish, Mexican
Asturian-Leonese variant of Valdez.

Valezze Spanish
Variant of Valez

Vallejo Spanish, Caribbean
Denoted someone who lived in a small valley.

Vanegas Spanish
Variant of Venegas.

Vaquero Spanish
occupational name from vaquero "cowboy".

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

Velarde Spanish

Venegas Spanish
From the hybridization of Ben, meaning "son" in Arabic or Jewish, and Ega(s), a medieval given name of Visigothic origin.

Verdejo Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places so called.

Verdugo Spanish
Occupational name meaning "executioner".

Verneda Spanish, Catalan
As a Spanish and Catalan surname refers to someone who lived where alder trees grew.

Viciedo Spanish (Rare)

Victori Spanish

Vijarro Spanish

Villava Spanish

Villeda Spanish
Probably from french.

Villega Spanish

Villota Spanish

Vinagre Spanish, Portuguese
An occupational surname for someone who sells vinegar.

Vinuesa Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Vivanco Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian locality of Vivanco de Mena.

Ximénez Spanish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Jiménez

Yñiguez Spanish
Variant of Íñiguez.

Zanchez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sanchez.

Zavalia Spanish (Latin American, Americanized)

Zazueta Spanish
Probably a topographic name of Basque origin, from an unexplained first element + the collective suffix -eta 'place or group of'.

Zegarra Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Castilianized form of the Catalan Segarra.

Zenteno Spanish
Variant of Centeno

Zubiria Medieval Basque (Latinized, Archaic), Spanish (Latin American)
It means nearby bridge.

Zulueta Spanish