Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Mexican; and the gender is unisex; and the order is random.
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Artigas Aragonese, Catalan, Spanish
Plural form of artiga, referring to land cleared for agriculture.... [more]
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
Oseguera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Mena.
Federico Spanish, Italian
From the given name Federico.
Ildefonso Spanish
From the given name Ildefonso.
Ponce Spanish
Derived from the given name Pontius
Librado Spanish
From the given name Librado.
Amayo Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl amaitl "inlet, estuary; an arm or branch of a body of water", or from atl "water" and -mayo "branches of a tree, foliage".
Tesoro Spanish, Italian
from tesoro "treasure" (from Latin thesaurus "hoard") applied as a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer. In some cases this may be a habitational name from El Tesoro in southern Spain... [more]
Escribano Spanish
An occupational name from escribano "scribe" (from Late Latin scriba "scribe" genitive scribanis from Latin scriba genitive scribae)... [more]
Sta Maria Spanish
Means "St. Mary"
Ayohua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly from ayotli "squash, pumpkin" or ayotl "turtle" combined with the possessive suffix -hua, or from ayohua "to fill with water".
Moríñigo Spanish
Habitational surname from Moríñigo, Moríñigo is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León.
Carrasquillo Spanish
The surname Carrasquillo is of Spanish origin and it is derived from the word "carrasca" which means "holm oak". Therefore, the name roughly translates to "a place where there are holm oaks".
Alario Italian, Spanish
Ultimately from Ancient Roman. Derived from the given name Hilarius.
Claudio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Claudio
Pantalion Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Pantaleón
Miqueletos Spanish
From the Spanish given name Miguel.
Chapa Spanish
An occupational name for a metalworker meaning "metal sheet", amongst other things. It may also come from the name of a place in Galicia, Spain, or the Basque word and oak bush, "chaparro".
Heredia Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places in Basque Country called Heredia, probably derived from Latin heredium meaning "hereditary estate".
Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.
Grau Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Meaning "step" or "degree," often linked to geographic features
Sigüenza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Cajigas Spanish, Filipino
Topographic name from the plural of Spanish cajigo, derived from quejigo meaning "gall oak".
Cubillas Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Castile and León, Spain, which may derive from a diminutive of Old Spanish cuba meaning "barrel", ultimately from Latin cupa (see Cuba)... [more]
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Málaga Spanish
Habitational name for someone from Málaga, capital of the province of the same name in Andalusia.
Sargento Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sergeant. It's also mostly used in the Philippines.
Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]
Bernárdez Spanish
Means "son of Bernardo".
Tartaro Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone who was from Tatarstan or who had traded with Tatarstan.
Calzadilla Spanish
habitational name from any of the places called (La) Calzadilla, named with a diminutive of calzada 'paved road'
Marçal Spanish, Catalan
Derived from the given name Marçal.
Zazueta Spanish
Probably a topographic name of Basque origin, from an unexplained first element + the collective suffix -eta 'place or group of'.
Azcatl Nahuatl
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.
Bohórquez Spanish
Denoted a person from Bohorques, a minor place in the Spanish province of Santander.
Santistevan Spanish
Status of nobility
Flamenco Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of the art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain.
Umpiérrez Spanish
Means "son of Umpierro" in Spanish. The medieval given name Umpierro is of uncertain meaning.
Celso Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Celso.
Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.
Avelino Spanish, Polynesian, Filipino
Spanish form of Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.
Aitana Spanish
From the name of a mountain in Valencia, Spain.
Mejia Spanish
Spanish (Mejía): probably from a religious byname (possibly under Jewish influence), from a vernacular form of Latin, Greek Messias ‘Messiah’, from Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘anointed’.
Angulo Spanish (Mexican), South American
Habitational name from Encima-Angulo in Burgos province.
Navidad Spanish
Derived from the personal name Noel. It means "Christmas" in Spanish.
Granado Spanish
Nickname from Spanish granado "mature", "experienced", "distinguished".
Quezada Spanish
Probably a variant of Quesada.
Colon Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Colón primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Mondejar Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Mondéjar in Guadalajara province.
Zacarias Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Zacarias.
Mártir Spanish
from mártir "martyr" probably a nickname for someone devoted to the religious cult of a Christian martyr or perhaps one who had played the part of a Christian martyr in a religious play.
Haro Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a shortened version of the name "de Haro"
Burruchaga Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Altered form of Basque Burutxaga, a habitational name from a location in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from buru "head; top, summit; leader, chief" or burutza "office of chief" combined with -aga "place of".
Atlahua Nahuatl
From Atlahua, the name of an Aztec god.
Hilario Spanish
From the given name Hilarius.
Floro Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Floro.
Trinidad Filipino, Spanish
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity.
Lascellas Spanish
Feminine variant of Lascellos.
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.
De La Torre Spanish
Topographic name "from (de) the tower (la torre)", i.e. someone who lived by a watchtower, "from (de) the tower (la torre)".
Debain Spanish
Spanish surname.
Francia Italian, Spanish
From Latin Francia "France" an ethnic name for a Frenchman.
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. "
Puello Spanish
Variant of Pueyo.
Orosco Spanish, Basque
Variant of Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix -ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".
Mencia Spanish
Derived from the female personal name Mencía Mencia a cognate of the male name Matías.
Debelen Spanish
Likely from the Spanish word Belén, which refers to the nativity scene.
Meseta Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning "plateau" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.
Nova Spanish
From the Spanish word 'nueva' meaning "new".
Precio Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "price".
Armada Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Taken directly from the Spanish word meaning "navy, fleet."
Generosa Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "generous" in several languages, derived from Latin generosus "well-born, noble". It could also be from the given name Generoso, of the same origin.
Alejandra Spanish
Feminine form of Alejandro.
Meza Spanish
Older variant of Mesa.
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.
Molinares Spanish
Derived from Spanish molina meaning "mill". Possibly an occupational name for a mill worker.
Fariza Spanish
From the name of a municipality in Zamora, Spain, probably of Arabic origin.
Huehuetenango Nahuatl
Means "place of the ancients" in Nahuatl.
Gabaldon Spanish
Habitational Name From Gabaldón In The Province Of Cuenca.
Chido Spanish
Likely given to someone who lived in a cold environment
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.
Almira Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Occupational surname meaning "admiral", referring to the highest rank in the navy, derived from the Spanish almirante meaning "admiral"
Mijangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Cuesta Urria.
Obrador Spanish
Nickname for a hard worker. From Spanish meaning "worker".
Carcelén Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
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").
Sotero Galician, Spanish (?)
From the given name Sotero
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"
Acero Spanish
From acero "steel, steelworker" (from Late Latin aciarium), an occupational name for a metal worker or an armorer.
Porfirio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Porfirio
Cadena Spanish
From Aguilar de Campoo, a district of Villalon in Valladolid.
Blaque Spanish, Catalan
Variant of "Llaquet". It could also be a Catalan variant of Black
Luz Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Luz.
Mosqueda Spanish
Mosqueda comes from the Spanish word 'Mosca' meaning house fly.
Aponte Spanish
A misdivision of Daponte. It originates from Majorca, Spain.
Córdoba Spanish
Indicates someone who was originally from the city of Córdoba (Cordova) in Andalusia, Spain. The name itself is derived from Phonecian Qʾrtuba meaning "Juba’s city", itself from Phonecian qʾrt meaning "city" and juba referring to King Juba I of Numidia.
Jaques English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Derived from the given name Jacques.
Esperón Spanish
From Spanish espera meaning to wait. Perhaps an occupational name for a waiter.
Matarrita Spanish (Latin American)
Mostly used in Costa Rica.
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).
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.
Quintero Spanish
Habitational name from a location in Galicia named Quintero, from Galician quinteiro meaning "farmstead, square, plaza". Alternately, it may be derived from Spanish quinto meaning "fifth", possibly used as a name for a renter of quintas (a type of wine-growing estate).
Cardenete Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Polanco Spanish
Habitational name from Polanco in Santander province.
Abril Spanish, Portuguese
from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin aprilis, "April")... [more]
D'Almeida Spanish, Portuguese, Indian (Christian)
Variant of Almeida more commonly used by Indian Christians.
Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.
Villarruel Spanish
Cognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Maestre Portuguese, Spanish
Occupational name from old Spanish and Portuguese maestre meaning 'master', 'master craftsman', 'teacher'.
Fontañez Spanish
From the Latin fons meaning "fountain."
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).
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.
Aja Spanish
Means "adze" in Spanish, denoting a person who uses the tool.
Mariñez Spanish
Means "son of Marino" in 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]
Leal Portuguese, Spanish
Means "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.
Cuadrado Spanish
A nickname for a thick man.
Lobato Spanish, Portuguese
nickname from lobato "wolf cub" (from Latin lupus "wolf") or from a medieval personal name based on this word.
Calihua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to calli "house".
Zaldívar Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Zaldibar "horse valley".
Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognate of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.
Emiliano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Emiliano.
Remigio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Remigio
Mariano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the personal name Mariano
Chaidez Spanish (Mexican)
Possible variant of Chairez.
Cebrián Spanish
From the given name Cebrián.
Diosdado Spanish
From the given name Diosdado.
Argomaniz Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Argomaniz (In Castilian: Argómaniz) In The Araba/Álava Province.
Araquistain Basque, Spanish
From Basque Arakistain, possibly derived from ira(k) "fern" and the toponymic suffix -ain.
Alegria Spanish, Portuguese
In Spanish, the name is from a location.... [more]
Pale Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of Apale.
Cardenas Spanish (Americanized), Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Cárdenas primarily used in America and the Philippines..
Huidobro Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Los Altos.
Medellin Spanish
Habitational name from a place so named in Badajoz province Latin (Caecilia) Metellina derived from the name of a 1st-century Roman proconsul in Spain Cecilio Metello Pio.
Marchant French, English, Spanish
Variant of Marchand, from French marchand meaning "merchant, mercantile". Though it is of French origin, it was transferred into the Spanish-speaking world, especially Chile, by French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
Lorenzana Spanish
Habitational name from Lourenza near Lugo in Spain.
Muñiz Spanish
Variant of Muñoz.
Juarez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Juárez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Castaña Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "chestnut". Could be a nickname for someone having chestnut hair.
Zuleta Spanish, Basque
Variant of Zulueta, which comes from the Basque topographic name 'zulo' meaning ‘hole hollow’ + the collective suffix '-eta' meaning "place or group of."
Reyna Spanish, Caribbean
This could be transferred use of the first name Reyna, a variant of Reina, which means "queen".
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.
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]
Ayllón Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Lovato Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Northern Italian from the Late Latin personal name Lupatus, derivative of Latin lupus "wolf". This is one of several medieval personal names which became popular under the influence of Germanic compound personal names formed with wolf-.
De Lima Spanish
"de Lima" is the surname given to the people who lived near the Limia River (Lima in portuguese) on the Province of Ourense, an autonomous community of Galicia, located at the northwest of Spain. The root of the name is Don Juan Fernandez de Lima, maternal grandson to the King Alfonso VI de León (1040-1109).
Vigil Spanish
Comes from the word "vigil", which is Latin for "vigilia" and "wakefulness".
Del Rosario Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the rosary" in Spanish.
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.
Apolinar Spanish
From the given name Apolinar
Cotija Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a small town in Michoacán named "Cotija de la Paz". It is also known to be a type of cheese.
Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Marfil Spanish
Means "ivory" in Spanish (ultimately of Arabic origin).
Cisneros Spanish
Habitational name from Cisneros, a place in the province of Palencia, named with a derivative of Spanish cisne 'swan' (via Old French and Latin from Greek kyknos).
Genaro Spanish
From the given name Gennaro, but without the 2nd n
Vaquero Spanish
occupational name from vaquero "cowboy".
Cañete Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
Habitational name for a person from any of the places in Spain called Cañete, such as Cañete de las Torres (Seville), Cañete la Real (Málaga) and Cañete (Cuenca).
Rengel Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Rengel in Málaga province.
Funes Spanish
Derived from a town named 'Funes' in Navarre.
Ginés Spanish
From the given name Ginés.
Serote Spanish (Filipinized)
Means fecal matter in Spanish
Del Campo Spanish
Means "of the camp" in Spanish.
Acuña Galician, Spanish
Derived from a place named "Acuña Alta".
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)’.
Macedo Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Referred to a person who worked or lived at an apple orchard. It is derived from Vulgar Latin mattianēta meaning "place with apple trees."
Clores Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese form of Flores
Ortolano Italian, Spanish
occupational name for a cultivator or seller of fruit and vegetables ortolano "gardener" from a derivative of orto "vegetable garden" (from Latin hortus "garden"). The term was also used in the medieval period to denote both a cleric with a fervant devotion to pastoral work and a rough or uncouth person and in some instances may have been applied as a nickname in either sense... [more]
Lemõns Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Lemons.
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]
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".
Eras Spanish
From the medieval personal name Egas, probably of Visigothic origin. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Ecuador... [more]
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]