Browse Submitted Surnames

Benigno Spanish, Italian
From the given name Benigno.

Alires Spanish

Prim Basque, Spanish

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Cirujano Spanish, Filipino
Means "surgeon" in Spanish, used for someone who was a surgeon by profession.

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

Vegas Spanish

Vaca Spanish
Variant of Cabeza De Vaca.

Macho Spanish

Gaviria Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Gabiria.

Sandia Spanish (Latin American)

Gabriel Nigerian, English, Cornish, Welsh, Scottish, French, German, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Jewish, Indian (Christian), English (African)
Derived from the given name Gabriel.

Corrales Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations named Corrales in Spain, from Spanish corral meaning "coral, enclosure".

Bienvenido Spanish
From the given name Bienvenido.

Reynoso Spanish
Variant of Reinoso.

Somellera Mexican

Orihuela Spanish

Emiliano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Emiliano.

Francos Spanish
Derived from the given name Franco.

Rugamas Spanish, Central American

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

Parada Spanish

Barria Spanish
Variant of Barrio.

Ayón Spanish (Mexican)

Macardican Spanish

Jácome Spanish

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

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

De La Peña Spanish
Means "of the Rock" in Spanish.

Bohórquez Spanish
Denoted a person from Bohorques, a minor place in the Spanish province of Santander.

Traspeña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the locality of Traspeña de la Peña in the municipality of Castrejón de la Peña.

Matias Filipino, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech (Americanized)
Spanish (Matías), Portuguese, and Dutch: from the personal name (see Matthew).... [more]

Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.

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.

Figueredo Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese variant of Figueiredo as well as the Spanish form.

Yzquierdo Spanish
Variant of Izquierdo.

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]

Madrueno Spanish

Mandarin Spanish (Mexican)

Gispert Spanish

Layun Spanish (Latin American)

Catarino Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
From the given name Catarino, a masculine form of Catarina.

Enciñias Spanish
Derives from Spanish heritage and culture. Other spellings of the name of ENCIÑIAS may be Encinas, Encinias, Encinitas etc.

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

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

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

Marrodan Spanish

Palenzuela Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Calzadilla Spanish
habitational name from any of the places called (La) Calzadilla, named with a diminutive of calzada 'paved road'

Santelices Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.

De Armas Spanish
Variant of Armas.

Mandujano Spanish
Spanish: Possibly An Altered Form Of A Basque Habitational Name From Mandoiana A Town In Araba/Álava Province Basque Country. This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.

Flamenco Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of the art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain.

Solano Spanish, Aragonese
From various Spanish place names, which are derived from Spanish solano meaning "place exposed to the sun" (from Late Latin solanus "pertaining to the sun", a derivative of sol "sun")... [more]

Balencia Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Valencia.

Calasanz Spanish (Rare)

Moises Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, Jewish
From the given name Moisés.

Saez French, Spanish

Bobo Spanish
Means "a fool; stupid, silly, naive" in Spanish, derived from Latin balbus "stammering, stuttering, fumbling".

Luz Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Luz.

Moros Spanish
Habitational name from Moros in Zaragoza province, so named from the plural of moro ‘Moor’, i.e. ‘the place where the Moors live’.

Tofiño Spanish
Surname of Vicente Tofiño (de San Miguel y Wanderiales), an 18th century Spanish navigator, cartographer, and cosmographer. The meaning of the name Tofiño is unknown.

Agudo Spanish
Agudo is sharp in spanish

Carillo Spanish, Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Caro.

Zanchez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sanchez.

Cancino Spanish, South American
A name for a person who first held the position of Chancellor.

Molino Italian, Spanish
From Spanish and Italian meaning "mill".

Tejas Spanish
Variant of Tejada.

Pardo De Tavera Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Filipino physician Trinidad Pardo de Tavera (1857-1925), he came from a Portuguese aristocratic family of Pardo from Tavira (a town in Portugal). The family added the name de Tavera, meaning "of Tavira" to affix their place of origin, similar to Spanish noble customs... [more]

Alaves Spanish

Gascón Spanish
Spanish cognitive of Gascoigne. Habitational name for someone from the province of Gascony Old French Gascogne (see Gascoigne).

Lascellas Spanish
Feminine variant of Lascellos.

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

Torras Spanish (?)
Means 'towers' in Spanish. Similar to name Torres.

Guerrera Spanish

San Jorge Spanish
“St George”

Consuelos Spanish

Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish former soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.

Vecino Spanish
Spanish form of Voisin.

Bedor Spanish (Latin American)

Raij Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Portuguese, Romani (Caló)
Borrowed from Hindi राइज (raij) meaning "rice". This surname is found among Christian and Jewish Caló families.

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

Viciedo Spanish (Rare)

Astts Nahuatl, Aztec

Celedonio Spanish
From the given name Celedonio.

Chapul Aztec, Nahuatl, Indigenous American
Variant of Chapulin.

Ponce Spanish
Derived from the given name Pontius

Pallacios Spanish

Chino Spanish (Mexican)
From Mexican Spanish meaning "curly" or "kinky haired".

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

Rubalcava Spanish
Habitational name for someone originally from the town of Rubalcaba in Cantabria, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic الربع الخالي (ar-rubʿ al-ḵālī) meaning "the Empty Quarter", referring to the Rub' al Khali desert in the Arabian Peninsula.

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.

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.

Modernell Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Most common in Uruguay, probably of Lebanese origin, unknown meaning or etymology.

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.

Juáres Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Juárez.

Fring Mexican (Rare)

Pichardo Spanish
Spanish form of the surname Picard

Oraliz Spanish

Bardales Spanish

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

Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.

Cerqua Spanish

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

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

Petiton Spanish

Midiam Spanish

Fructuoso Spanish
From the given name Fructuoso.

Miqueletos Spanish
From the Spanish given name Miguel.

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

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

Amézquita Spanish (Mexican)
The surname Amézquita is of Basque origin and it is derived from the Basque words "amezti" which means "meadow" and "keta" which means "house". Therefore, the name roughly translates to "house in the meadow".

Larrañaga Basque, Spanish
From the name of a farmhouse in Azpeitia, Spain, derived from Basque larrain "threshing yard" and -aga "place of, group of".

Aramburo Spanish
Castilianized variant of Aramburú.

Perón Spanish

Leandrez Spanish
Spanish cognate of Leandres.

Trinidad Filipino, Spanish
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity.

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

Miguelañez Spanish
Derived from the given name Miguel.

Natividad Spanish
From the personal name Natividad "nativity, Christmas", from Latin nativitas "birth", genitive nativitatis, usually bestowed with reference to the Marian epithet María de la Natividad... [more]

Molinero Spanish
An occupational surname from molinero (“miller”).

Prudente Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Prudente

Zúñiga Spanish
Spanish form of Zuñiga.

Romaña Spanish
Habitational name from the Italian city of Romagna.

Segundo Spanish
From the given name Segundo.

Monteblanco French, Spanish
Originally from France "Mont Blanc" but translated when arrived in Spain.

Licona Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Likoa in Basque Country.

Galano Spanish
Variant of Galán.

Meléndes Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Meléndez.

Vabec French (Rare), Italian, Spanish

Marciano Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Marciano

Marsellos Spanish

Bomba Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak
From bomba "bomb", (Latin bombus), hence probably a nickname for someone with an explosive temperament, or a metonymic occupational name for an artilleryman.

Mancisidor Spanish

Cintron Spanish
Spanish form for the french "Citroen". Original from Puerto Rico.

Lineu Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Modern)

Merced Spanish

Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.

Mercades Spanish (Latin American)

Terriquez Spanish
A Spanish patronymic name of unknown meaning.

Ivars Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Ibarra, derived from Basque ibar "meadow, riverbank, valley".

Burciaga Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico): Probably A Topographic Name Of Basque Origin But Unexplained Etymology.

Viela Spanish, Portuguese

Marichal Spanish

Calixto Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Calixto

Al Akabani Mexican

Mencia Spanish
Derived from the female personal name Mencía Mencia a cognate of the male name Matías.

Ricardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ricardo

Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.

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]

Marrasquin Spanish

Cabrerro Spanish

Berschelt Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Berchelt.

Benegas Spanish
Variant of Venegas.

Ramone Spanish (Anglicized), Portuguese (Anglicized), Catalan (Anglicized)
From Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan Ramón, from the personal name Ramón or Ramon, of Germanic origin (see Raymond).

Donestevez Spanish

Gat Spanish
The catalan form of "gato" cat

De Santos Spanish

Carabantes Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Mayor English, Spanish, Catalan
English variant of Mayer 3 and Catalan variant of Major. Either a nickname for an older man or a distinguishing epithet for the elder of two bearers of the same personal name, from mayor "older", from Latin maior (natus), literally "greater (by birth)"... [more]

Bernal Spanish, Catalan
From the given name Bernal.

Bosquez Spanish (Mexican)

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]

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

Soch Spanish (Latin American)

Cesar Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, French
From the given name César.

Cuervo Spanish
Means "raven, crow" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin corvus. From a nickname for a man with strikingly glossy black hair or with a raucous voice. Alternatively, a habitational name from places containing this word (e.g. El Cuervo, Teruel).

Torriente Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Cuban name likely meaning "river".

Justino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Justino

Favela Spanish (Latin American)

Fresnillo Spanish
Diminutive of Fresno meaning "little ash tree".

Guardamondo Spanish

Ibares Spanish (Latin American)

Contardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Contardo.

Texas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Tejada.

Balceiro Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Rivera-gutorow Spanish, Polish
Mexico... [more]

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

Biurrarena Spanish, Basque

Armisen Spanish

Arriva Italian, Spanish (Latin American)

Afanador Spanish
Robber

Baltasar Spanish
From the given name Baltasar.

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

Cerin Spanish (Latin American)

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

Póveda Spanish, South American
habitational name from any of the places called Poveda in the provinces of Cuenca Ávila Salamanca and Soria or from Póveda de la Sierra in Guadalajara.

Osorio Spanish
From the given name Osorio.

Castaño Spanish, Galician
Means "chestnut tree" in Spanish and Galician.

Loya Basque, Spanish
From a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque lohi "mud, mire".

Riviera Italian, Spanish

Camilo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Camilo.

Azcárate Spanish, Basque

Soch Spanish (Latin American)

Coral Spanish

Méla Spanish

Verduzco Spanish

Verdun French, English (British, Rare), Spanish, Catalan
From the various locations in France called Verdun with the Gaulish elements ver vern "alder" and dun "hill fortress" and Verdú in Catalonia, English variant of Verdon

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

De Vaca Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Cabeza De Vaca.

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.

Barrionuevo Spanish
New House

Clores Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese form of Flores

Lana Italian, Spanish
Means "wool" in Spanish and Italian. Occupational name for a wool merchant.

Conrado Spanish
From the given name Conrado

Guijarro Spanish
Spanish: nickname from guijarro 'pebble' perhaps applied to a man who sold pebbles (used for paving the streets).

Galante Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Jewish
Means "gallant, courteous, chivalrous; romantic" in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, both derived from French galant "gentlemanly" or "flirtatious, amorous". In the case of Mordecai Galante, a Spanish exile in 16th century Rome, his courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname Galantuomo, meaning "gentleman" in Italian, from which Galante was eventually derived.... [more]

Yglesias Spanish
Variant of Iglesias.

Cuauhtemoc Nahuatl
From the given name Cuauhtemoc.

Silba Spanish (Latin American)

Macarro Spanish
From the verb Macar meaning 'to bruise'

Pamparacuatro Spanish
Bread-for-four in Spanish

Escuintla Nahuatl
From Nahuatl Itzcuintlan meaning "abundance or place of dogs".

Criado Portuguese, Spanish
Occupational name from criado ‘servant’.

Tristán Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the personal name Tristán.

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

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

Marzuelo Spanish

Puente Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puente, from puente ‘bridge’.

Iváñez Spanish
Variant of Ibáñez.

Becerra Spanish, Galician
Nickname probably for a high-spirited person from becerra "young cow, heifer". It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a cowherd.

Marte Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marte 2.

Carbonero Spanish
Famous bearers are Carlos Carbonero, a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sampdoria on loan from Fénix and Sara Carbonero, a Spanish sports journalist.

Peres Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Gascon, Breton, Central African
Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish and Portuguese. Means "son of Pere" in Catalan... [more]

Avica Spanish (Latin American)

Severino Italian, Spanish

Papaqui Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl pakini meaning "happy".

Sepúlvado Spanish
Variant of Sepúlveda.

Marquez South American, Spanish
Unaccented variant of Márquez.

Romána Spanish, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Román.

Laínez Spanish
Means "son of Laín".

Guillén Spanish
From the given name Guillén.

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

Ginés Spanish
From the given name Ginés.

Dosamantes Spanish

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

Samaniego Basque, Spanish
Habitational name from a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.

Popoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "to smoke".

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

Villasante Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.

Reyez Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Reyes.

Naola Spanish (Latin American)

Mares Spanish
A quarternary sand used in construction.

Elizalde Basque, Spanish
From Basque eleiza meaning "church" combined with the suffix -alde "by". This could be either a habitational name for a person who was from the town of Elizalde in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, or a topographic name for someone living near a church.

Cassatta Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Cassata. Mostly used in Argentina.

Serafín Spanish, Galician
From the given name Serafín.

Chiclana Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Andalusian municipalities: Chiclana de la Frontera or Chiclana de Segura.

Montezuma Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the word monte meaning "hill". Most frequently used in Panama.

Ponce Spanish, English
The Ponce name was carried into England after the migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066.'Ponce' is derived from 'Ponsoby',a place in Cumberland, where the family settled. The Ponce motto is 'Pro rege, lege grege' meaning "For the King, law, and people"

Torrez Spanish
Variant of Torres.

De Valera Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Valera in the provinces of Cuenca and Badajoz in Spain. This name was borne by American-born Irish president and prime minister Éamon de Valera (1882-1975; birth name George de Valero, also known as Edward de Valera), who was born to an Irish mother and a Cuban-Spanish father.

Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.

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

Pistario Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pistario is a surname, mainly used in the Greek, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese languages.

Arjona Spanish
Habitational name from Arjona in Jaén province.

Menchavez Spanish

Riveira Spanish

Osuna Mexican

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

Bastardo Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian form of Bastard.

Monsalve Spanish

Savillón Spanish (?)

Delfin Spanish
Meaning "dolphin" in Spanish.

Bacca Spanish

Osegueda Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Oseguera chiefly used in Central America.

Sotelo Spanish
From any of various places in Galicia named Soutelo, derived from Galician souto meaning "grove, plantation".

Apolinar Spanish
From the given name Apolinar

Parrillo Spanish, Italian

Del Cid Spanish, Medieval Spanish
Likely refers to a person from any of the places called El Cid, using Spanish del, combination of de "of, from" and el "the".... [more]

Yñiguez Spanish
Variant of Íñiguez.

Berruguete Spanish
From Catalan berruga "wart", possibly denoting a person who has warts or lives in a warty place.

Resendis Spanish
Variant of Reséndez

Resendiz Spanish
Variant of Resendez

Aldahondo Spanish

Rosillo Spanish, Caribbean

De Dios Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of God" in Spanish.

Machín Spanish
Derived from the Basque name Matxin.

Urbana Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian (Rare), Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Urban.

Ortencia Spanish (?)

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

De La Luna Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.

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

Sagrado Spanish

Reina Spanish, Portuguese
Either a habitational name from any of the places called Reina. Or most likely from the female personal name Reina 1 (from Latin Regina) otherwise a nickname from reina "queen".

Aray Spanish (Latin American)

Cevallo Spanish

Ordóñez Spanish
Means "son of Ordoño".

Tormenta Spanish

Viramontes Spanish
Viramontes is composed of the elements "mira" and "montes," two Spanish words with the combined meaning of "place with a view of the mountains."

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

Cabañas Spanish, Portuguese
Habitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña or Portuguese cabanha ‘hut’, ‘cabin’.

Curroto Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Uruguayan / Spanish singer Lucas Curroto has this surname.

Obrador Spanish

Sáenz Spanish
Patronymic from an unidentified personal name, possibly from Sancho.

Melero Spanish
Occupational name for a collector or seller of honey, melero (Late Latin mellarius, an agent derivative of mel, genitive mellis, ‘honey’).

Arturo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Arturo.

Viveros Mexican

Zárate Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational surname meaning "entrance to the grove coppice".

Chica Spanish
Apparently from chica, feminine form of chico ‘small’, ‘young’ (see Chico), but a variant of the habitational name Checa, from a place so named in Jaén province is also a possibility.

Malave Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)