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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De La Reguera Spanish
Means "of the ditch" in Spanish, from Spanish reguera "ditch, irrigation ditch". Ana de la Reguera (1977-) is a Mexican actress known for her role as Sister Encarnación in the 2006 comedy film Nacho Libre.
Marchena Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 4 Andalusian localities or 1 Murcian locality.
Toscano Italian, Spanish
Originally indicated someone who came from the region of Tuscany in central Italy.
Tulum Yucatec Maya
Means "wall" in Mayan language.
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".
Adauto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Adauto.
Barrientos Spanish, Caribbean
Habitational name from a place in León named Barrientos, possibly derived from an Asturleonese word meaning "loamy".
Emigdio Spanish
From the given name Emigdio.
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.
Bernárdez Spanish
Means "son of Bernardo".
Subercaseaux French, Spanish (Latin American)
The Subercaseaux family is a Chilean family of French descent. They became well known during the 19th century due to their wealth amassed in Norte Chico. They have played a very significant role in Chilean mining, winemaking, politics and arts.
Indalecio Spanish
From the given name Indalecio.
Lasaga Spanish, French, Basque
From Basque Latsaga, a widespread place name in Basque Country meaning "at the creek".
Peres Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Gascon, Breton, Central African
Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish and Portuguese. Means "son of Pere" in Catalan... [more]
Zambrana Spanish
Likely comes from a town of the same name in Spain.
Chincoya Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.
Montalvo Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Montalvo is a habitational Portuguese and Spanish surname that originated in the medieval period. It comes from the Spanish words monte, meaning "mount", and albo, meaning "white". The name was often given to families who lived near or on a white mountain or hill, and can be interpreted as "white mountain".
Fontañez Spanish
From the Latin fons meaning "fountain."
Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.
Moo Mayan
From Yucatec Maya mo' meaning "macaw".
Canul Yucatec Maya
Means "protector" in Mayan.
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).
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).
Vea Spanish, Galician
Habitational name, principally from Vea in Soria province, but in some cases from any of four places with the same name in Pontevedra province, Galicia.
Montezuma Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the word monte meaning "hill". Most frequently used in Panama.
De La Hoya Spanish
Means "of the hole" in Spanish.
Américo Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Américo.
Barcelona Catalan, Spanish
Habitational name from Barcelona, the principal city of Catalonia. The place name is of uncertain, certainly pre-Roman, origin. The settlement was established by the Carthaginians, and according to tradition it was named for the Carthaginian ruling house of Barca; the Latin form was Barcino or Barcilo.
Vasco Spanish
Originally denoted a Basque person or someone from the Basque Country in Spain, from Latin Vascones of uncertain etymology.
Modernell Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Most common in Uruguay, probably of Lebanese origin, unknown meaning or etymology.
Antigua Spanish
From Spanish meaning "antique".
Juancarlos Spanish
From the given name Juan Carlos.
Trillo Spanish
It literally means "threshing board".
Aramburú Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Habitational or topographic name derived from Basque (h)aran "valley" and buru "head, top, summit".
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.
Roncesvalles Spanish
The name of a village in Navarre (Spain) where there was a Priory of Saint Mary of which the Hospital of Our Lady of Rouncevale at Charing Cross London was a cell.
Del Carmen Spanish
Means "of Carmen" in Spanish.
Gat Spanish
The catalan form of "gato" cat
Granado Spanish
Nickname from Spanish granado "mature", "experienced", "distinguished".
Osvaldo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Osvaldo.
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.
Valverde Spanish
Refers to a place name which suggests a landscape, agreeable with herbs, flowers and water.
Hódar Spanish
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Violeta Hódar is a notable bearer.
Mancinas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Mancini or Mancino, common in Mexico.
Del Rayo Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the lightning" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.
Pagán Spanish
Castilianized spelling of Catalan Pagà, from the Late Latin personal name Paganus, which originally meant "dweller in an outlying village" (see Paine).
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)".
Pamparacuatro Spanish
Bread-for-four in Spanish
Apolinario Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Apolinario; variant of Apolinar.
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.
Amestoy Spanish, French, Basque
From Basque Ameztoia, a common place name in Basque Country meaning "oak forest".
Guzman Spanish (Americanized), Filipino, South American
Unaccented form of Guzmán used mainly in America and the Philippines.
Bringas Basque, Spanish
Etymology unknown.
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).
Garcés Spanish
Meaning "son of García" ultimately from medieval spanish Garsea, using the patronymic suffix és/ez
Monzon Spanish
Habitational name from Monzón, a place in Uesca province, which is probably named from Latin montione ‘big mountain’.
Rivadeneira Spanish
habitational name from a parish named Riba de Neira in Lugo province meaning 'bank of the river Neira' Neira being a tributary of the Miño.
Carabantes Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Montalban Spanish
Spanish (Montalbán): habitational name from Montalbán de Córdoba from Latin montem albanum 'white mountain'.
Solomón Jewish, Spanish
From the given name Solomón.
Nogales Spanish
Habitational name from either of two locations in Spain named Nogales, from the plural form of Spanish nogal meaning "walnut tree".
Saavedra Spanish, Mexican
Derived from the place-name Saavedra and therefore signifies "descendant or son of one from Saavedra". The place-name Saavedra is located in the north western province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain and is believed to be derived from the elements "Saa" meaning "Hall" and "Vedra" (feminine) meaning "Old".
Chinchilla Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Spanish town of Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón in the province of Albacete. The place name is possibly of Arabic origin.
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.
Zegarra Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Castilianized form of the Catalan Segarra.
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]
Huehuetenango Nahuatl
Means "place of the ancients" in Nahuatl.
Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".
Betances Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Unexplained; probably related to Betanzos, the name of a town near A Coruña in Galicia.
Hadjópulos Greek (Hispanicized, Expatriate), Mexican (Rare)
Spanish form of Greek Χατζόπουλος (see Chatzopoulos).
Camino Spanish
Means "road, path" in Spanish.
Morejón Spanish
Derived from Spanish moreno meaning "dark".
Moyano Spanish
Habitational name for someone from Moya, from an adjectival form of the place name.
Calzadilla Spanish
habitational name from any of the places called (La) Calzadilla, named with a diminutive of calzada 'paved road'
Zacatenco Spanish (Mexican)
One who came from Zacatecas.
De La Luz Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the Light" in Spanish.
Feo Spanish
Means Ugly
Tallón Spanish
Either a Spanish variant of Catalan Talló (see Tallo) or a habitational name from any of the places in A Coruña, Ourense, and Pontevedra provinces called Tallón.
Balaguer Catalan, Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Balaguer in Catalonia, Spain.
Antoñanzas Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Riojan municipality of Munilla.
Sargento Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sergeant. It's also mostly used in the Philippines.
Fórmica Spanish
Spanish transcription of the Italian surname Formica (while the insect in Spanish is hormiga).
Caballo Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the Spanish word cabello, ultimately derived from the Latin word caballus, meaning "horse". This denoted someone who worked in a farm that took care of horses, or someone who had personality traits attributed to a horse, such as energetic behaviour.
Matamoros Spanish
Given to the Apostle James, who according to tradition helped Christians to fight against the Moors.
Tenayuca Indigenous American, Mexican (Rare), Comanche (?)
Of uncertain origin. A known bearer was Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999), an American labor leader of Comanche descent.
Leal Portuguese, Spanish
Means "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.
Saiz Spanish
Variant of Sáez.
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’).
Clavel Spanish
Metonymic occupational name for a spice trader or a nail maker, derived from Spanish clavel or Catalan clavell meaning "nail", later also "clove", itself a derivative of Latin clavellus "nail".
De Castro Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted someone who lived in a castle.
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]
Galo Spanish
From the given name Galo.
Marquez South American, Spanish
Unaccented variant of Márquez.
De Labra Spanish (Rare)
Spanish Surname With Origins From Asturias.
Criado Portuguese, Spanish
Occupational name from criado ‘servant’.
Araquistain Basque, Spanish
From Basque Arakistain, possibly derived from ira(k) "fern" and the toponymic suffix -ain.
Macarro Spanish
From the verb Macar meaning 'to bruise'
Enciñias Spanish
Derives from Spanish heritage and culture. Other spellings of the name of ENCIÑIAS may be Encinas, Encinias, Encinitas etc.
Arola Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English (American)
From Latin areola, diminutive of area (area).
Debelen Spanish
Likely from the Spanish word Belén, which refers to the nativity scene.
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)’.
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
Ayotle Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl ayoctle "nothing, no more", or from ayotli "squash, pumpkin".
Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.
Guadalajara Spanish
habitational name from Guadalajara in Castile named with Arabic wādī-al-ḥijāra (واد الحجرة o وادي الحجرة) "river of the stones".
Beas Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish (common in Mexico): habitational name from any of the places in Andalusia named Beas.
Villagran Spanish
From a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Valencio Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the name of the Spanish city of Valencia.
Vélez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Vela as well as habitational name from any of various places in Andalusia called Vélez.
Canuto Italian, Filipino, Spanish
From an Italian nickname derived from canuto meaning "white-haired".
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]
Alza Spanish
Means "to rise" or simply "rise"
Ávalos Spanish
Etymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.
Archila Spanish
Either a variant of Arcila or derived from Arabic الشَّلَّال (aš-šallāl) meaning "the waterfall".
Solar Spanish (Rare), Catalan, Aragonese, Asturian
Spanish, Catalan, Aragonese, and Asturian-Leonese: topographic name from Latin solarius ‘ancestral home’ (a derivative of solum ‘ground’, ‘floor’), perhaps denoting someone who lived near or at the house of an important family.
Carcelén Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Severiano Spanish
From the given name Severiano
Casavantes French, Spanish, Basque
Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.
Canelo Spanish
From spanish canela meaning "cinnamon". Perhaps a nickname for someone with red hair.
Fresco Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fresh, cool, blooming" in various languages.
Cantor Spanish
Occupational name for a singer.
Avelino Spanish, Polynesian, Filipino
Spanish form of Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.
Fuenmayor Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
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.
Molino Italian, Spanish
From Spanish and Italian meaning "mill".
Sahagún Spanish
Habitational name from Sahagùn in Lleón province.
Coyac Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl coyahuac "broad, wide" or coyoctic "a hole, something with a hole in it".
Montejano Spanish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Montejo
Damián Spanish, Czech, Slovak (Rare)
From the given name Damián.
Abundis Spanish (Mexican)
The surname Abundis is patronymic from the Old Spanish personal name Abundio, ultimately from Latin abundus ‘abundant’, ‘plentiful’.
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.
Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.
Montilla Spanish
Habitational name from Montilla a place in Córdoba province.
Zaldívar Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Zaldibar "horse valley".
Carrizo Spanish
Nickname for a person who's bold, shameless.
Del Rancho Spanish (Mexican)
Name given to a rancher or someone from a ranch.
Roel Spanish
Habitational name.
Ramón Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Ramón.
Melchor Spanish
Derived from the given name Melchor.
Blancarte Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a Hispanicized form of Blanchard, primarily used in Mexico.
Guevera Spanish
means "protector"
Mota South American, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone who lived by a fortified stronghold.
Eduardo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Eduardo.
De La Rosa Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of the Rose" in Spanish.
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]
Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.
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).
Agundez Spanish
Likely derived from from Persian آخوند (akhund) meaning "cleric, teacher".
Ramientas Spanish
Ramientas from Spanish word "herramientas" which means tools....
Gavilán Spanish
It literally means "Eurasian sparrowhawk".
Justino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Justino
Valez Spanish
I think it is of Spanish Background possibly meaning 'Soldier' or 'Guard'. ... [more]
Barón Spanish
nickname from the title barón "baron" applied as a nickname or as an occupational name for a member of the household of a baron; or from an old personal name of the same origin in the sense "free man"... [more]
Güero Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A given nickname in latin America of a person with light features.... [more]
Préjano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan municipality.
Amado Spanish
From the given name Amado.
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"
Videgain Spanish
Videgain is a surname. It is of Basque origin language with the form Bidegain. Videgain is considered a Spanish surname because the letter V does not exist in the Basque alphabet. It extended through the Iberian peninsula following the Reconquista, where different forms of the name developed and houses were founded with the differentiation of Videgáin, Bidegain, Videgaín... [more]
Negro Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (continuation of Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair, dark eyes, a dark complexion, someone who wore dark clothes, someone who worked a job in the night, or was otherwise associated with the night.
Mariano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the personal name Mariano
Vivanco Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian locality of Vivanco de Mena.
Justo Spanish
From the given name Justo.
Nequiz Nahuatl
Possibly derived from the Nahuatl word 'Nequiztli' meaning "desirable" which most likely stems from 'Nequi' or "to want/desire."
Knezevich Spanish (?)
rafe knezevich is a cutie patootie
Esguerra Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ezkerra from ezker meaning "left, left-handed".
Oña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Alpízar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.
Diestro Spanish, Filipino
Means "right-handed" in Spanish.
Villeda Spanish
Probably from french.
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."
Licona Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Likoa in Basque Country.
Camargo Spanish
Habitational name for someone from a place in Andalusia called Camargo.
Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.
Bezos Spanish
From bezo meaning "thick lips" in Spanish, referring to a person with blubber or thick lips.
Casio Spanish
From the given name Casio.
Cuba Portuguese, Asturian-Leonese, Galician, Spanish
habitational name from any of the places in Portugal (in the provinces of Alentejo and Beira Baixa) or Spain (in Aragon, Asturies, and Galicia) named Cuba, from cuba ‘barrel’ (from Latin cupa)... [more]
Tostado Spanish
Means "toasted; tanned" or "brown, dark" in Spanish, a nickname for someone with dark skin, or who tanned easily.
Lascellas Spanish
Feminine variant of Lascellos.
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".
Caba Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Cava.
Angulo Spanish (Mexican), South American
Habitational name from Encima-Angulo in Burgos province.