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.
usage
gender
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
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.
Ricardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ricardo
Sultán Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sultan.
Concepción Spanish
Means "conception'' in Spanish, in reference to the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary.
Gascón Spanish
Spanish cognitive of Gascoigne. Habitational name for someone from the province of Gascony Old French Gascogne (see Gascoigne).
Vélez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Vela as well as habitational name from any of various places in Andalusia called Vélez.
Payán Spanish
Possibly derived from Mozarabic päiên meaning "cave ravine", ultimately from Latin pedem meaning "foot".
Simplicio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Simplicio
Feijóo Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from Galician feixó, meaning "bean", possibly denoting a bald person.
Escatel Spanish
Derived from the Latin word “scatellum,” which means “small coin”. It is likely that the surname originally referred to someone who was involved in the production or circulation of small coins, or who had a reputation for being particularly frugal or economical... [more]
Ron Spanish, Galician
Habitational name from a town called Ron in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Salguero Spanish
Means "willow tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin salix. It was either a topographic name for someone who lived near willow trees or a habitational name for someone from the city of Salguero in Burgos, Spain (also derived from this word).
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).
Verneda Spanish, Catalan
As a Spanish and Catalan surname refers to someone who lived where alder trees grew.
Fórmica Spanish
Spanish transcription of the Italian surname Formica (while the insect in Spanish is hormiga).
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).
Negron Spanish, Italian
This surname is a most likely variant of the word and name Negro.
Poncio Spanish
Variant of Ponce.
Juanez Spanish
Means “son of Juan 1
Portero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Porter.
Marte Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marte 2.
Ricario Spanish
Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): from the personal name Ricardo ( see Richard ).
Morgade Spanish
Derived from Portuguese morgado "firstborn, heir".
Gamez Spanish
Patronymic from Gamo, a personal name of unexplained etymology.
Oviedo Spanish, Asturian
Derived from spanish "oveja" meaning sheep.
Nájera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
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.
Santander Spanish
From the toponymy, it is discussed whether Santander is a derivation of San Emeterio or San Andrés. Due to the proximity of the Basque country (Ander = Andrés) and the tenor of some ancient texts, it can be concluded that it refers to San Andrés... [more]
Chacon Spanish
Spanish (Chacón): nickname from chacón ‘gecko’.
Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.
Figueredo Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese variant of Figueiredo as well as the Spanish form.
Alcaide Spanish, Portuguese
Ancient occupational or status name from alcaide from Arabic al-qāʾid "the leader, the commander" (see Kaid)... [more]
Buitrago Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous municipalities: the Castilian one in El Campo de Gómara or the Manchego municipality of Buitrago del Lozoya in Sierra Norte, Comunidad de Madrid.
Marcial Spanish, Filipino
From the given name Marcial.
Mantilla Spanish
Spanish: from mantilla ‘mantilla’, ‘scarf worn over the head and shoulders’, presumably an occupational name for a maker of mantillas or a descriptive name for someone who habitually wore such a garment.
Abeyta Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from the place "Alba de Yeltes" in the province of Salamanca, Spain.
Jara Spanish
Habitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".
Calzada Spanish (Latin American)
Means "road" in Spanish.
Fausto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the give name Fausto.
Corpus Spanish
Ultimately from Latin corpus meaning "body, corpse, matter". It is possibly from the feast of Corpus Christi.
Tecuanhuehue Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "old tiger".
Pueyo Spanish
From Spanish meaning "small hilltop".
Aranjuez Spanish
Aranjuez is primarily known as a place name, specifically a historic town located near Madrid, Spain.
Yáñez Spanish, Mexican
Patronymic of Juan 1.
Del Villar Spanish
Means "of Villar" in Spanish.
Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.
Jordà Spanish
Derived from the personal name Jordàn
Villanova Italian, Spanish
Habitational name from any of numerous places so called from Latin villa nova "new settlement" (see Villa) from the elements villa "town" and nova "new"... [more]
Geraldo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Geraldo.
Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.
Verdejo Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places so called.
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Florencio Spanish
From the given name Florencio
Escuintla Nahuatl
From Nahuatl Itzcuintlan meaning "abundance or place of dogs".
Severo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Severo
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.
Donaire Spanish, Filipino
From Spanish el donaire meaning "grace,charm". It could be a nickname for a graceful or charming person.
Palma Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and southern Italian: habitational name from any of various places named or named with Palma, from Latin palma ‘palm’. ... [more]
Aurelio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Aurelio
Toledo Spanish
Habitational name from the city of Toledo in Spain, derived from Latin Toletum of uncertain meaning.
Tenayuca Indigenous American, Mexican (Rare), Comanche (?)
Of uncertain origin. A known bearer was Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999), an American labor leader of Comanche descent.
Victorino Spanish
From the given name Victorino
Belrio Spanish
From the Spanish word meaning "beautiful river".
Canelo Spanish
From spanish canela meaning "cinnamon". Perhaps a nickname for someone with red hair.
Encarnación Spanish
Means "incarnation" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the Incarnation of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary (see Encarnación).
Japon Filipino, Spanish, French
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Japan or who had connections with Japan.
Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.
Alpízar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.
Canul Yucatec Maya
Means "protector" in Mayan.
Barria Spanish
Variant of Barrio.
Celio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Celio
Alejandro Spanish
From the personal name Alejandro, Spanish form of Alexander.
Pita Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese: from Spanish, Portuguese pita ‘chicken’ or in some cases possibly from the plant pita ‘pita’, ‘American aloe’, presumably a topographic name.
Tapachula Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "between the waters" in Nahuatl.
Galán Spanish
From Spanish meaning "gallant, handsome". (Compare Gallardo).
San Martín Spanish
(San Martín; also Sanmartín): habitational name from any of numerous places so named for a local shrine or church dedicated to Saint Martin (Spanish San Martín).
Sofia Spanish
From the given name Sofia.
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]
Agraz Spanish
Refers to an ancient type of grape. In Spanish, agraz means "sour grape, unripe grape, verjuice" Possibly an occupational name for someone who worked on a vineyard or in the wine-making industry... [more]
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]
España Spanish
From the Spanish word for Spain.
Chapin French, Spanish
From a reduced form of French eschapin or Spanish chapín, a term for a light (woman's) shoe; perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore this type of footwear or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker.
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.
Amaro Spanish
Originated in Italy
Talamantes Spanish
Habitational name from Talamantes in Zaragoza province
Maqueda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.
Colon Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Colón primarily used in America and the Philippines.
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.
Laurel Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Topographic name for someone who lived by a laurel tree, Spanish laurel (Latin laurus), or a habitational name from Laurel in the Canary Islands.
Tadeo Spanish
From the given name Tadeo
Feo Spanish
Means Ugly
Cirino Italian, Spanish
From the given name Cirino.
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.
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".
Berchelt Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a hispanicized form of Borchelt.
Masvidal Spanish
surname formed by the union of the word, mas, meaning a house from rural zones that is appart from the village and is surrounded by farming land and forests; and another word relating to the owner of the mas.
Balenciaga Spanish, Basque
Denoted a person who came from Valencia, derived from Basque Balencia and the locative suffix -aga. A famous bearer of the name was Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (1895-1972), the founder of the clothing brand Balenciaga.
Sacramento Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning "sacrament" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Negueruela Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan ghost town.
Celino Italian, Spanish
From the given name Celino
Del Carmen Spanish
Means "of Carmen" in Spanish.
Roño Spanish
masculine form of roña which means dirt
Tamayo Spanish
from a town in the burgos region in spain.
Solorio Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Sierra de Solorio mountain range that straddles Aragon, La Mancha, & Old Castile.
Aniceto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Aniceto.
Sablan Spanish
Of Savoy.
Cancio Spanish
A name for a person who first held the position of Chancellor.
Traspeña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the locality of Traspeña de la Peña in the municipality of Castrejón de la Peña.
Agramonte Spanish
habitational name from Agramonte in A Coruña and Lugo (Galicia).
Meza Spanish
Older variant of Mesa.
Baez Spanish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spanish Báez, which might be a different form of Peláez (cf. Páez). A famous bearer is American singer and activist Joan Baez (1941-).... [more]
Zazueta Spanish
Probably a topographic name of Basque origin, from an unexplained first element + the collective suffix -eta 'place or group of'.
Guardia Italian, Spanish
Means "guard, watch, warden" in Spanish and Italian, derived from warda, making it a cognate to Ward 1... [more]
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]
Baldovino Spanish
Hispanic (mainly Philippines and Colombia) and Italian: from the personal name Baldovino from ancient Germanic Baldowin (see Baldwin ).
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)".
Virgen Spanish
Spanish form of Virgo.
Marmolejo Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Caldera Spanish
Derived from Spanish caldera meaning "basin, crater, hollow", ultimately from Latin caldarium or caldaria both meaning "hot bath, cooking pot". The word also denotes a depression in volcanoes, and it is commonly used as an element for surnames denoting streams or mountains.
Malta Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
habitational or ethnic name for someone from the Mediterranean island of Malta (from Latin Melita Greek Melitē).
Basileo Galician, Italian, Spanish
From the given name Basileo.
Espiritu Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Espíritu primarily used in the Philippines.
Aveiro Portuguese, Spanish
Demonymic surname refering to Aveiro a city in middle north-eastern Portugal. A famous bearer of this surname is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Villarruel Spanish
Cognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Gayangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian comarca of Las Merindades.
Palomino Spanish
Diminutive of Spanish paloma "pigeon, dove" (see Palomo).
Frances Spanish, Catalan
From Spanish and Catalan meaning "French". Denoting someone of French origin.
Codorniz Spanish
Spanish word for quail. From Latin cōturnīx, cōturnīcis.
Genaro Spanish
From the given name Gennaro, but without the 2nd n
Nova Spanish
From the Spanish word 'nueva' meaning "new".
Iniesta Spanish
Possibly from iniesta meaning "leafhopper".
Licona Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Likoa in Basque Country.
Jaramillo Spanish
Spanish habitational name from either of two places in the Burgos province: Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada.
Abril Spanish, Portuguese
from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin aprilis, "April")... [more]
Tirado Spanish
Likely a nickname for a person with long limbs, from the Spanish tirado meaning "stretched".
Mesías Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish, meaning Messiah.
Torras Spanish (?)
Means 'towers' in Spanish. Similar to name Torres.
Antigua Spanish
From Spanish meaning "antique".
Lacosta Spanish
Variant of Costa with fused definite article la.
Bedoya Spanish
Castilianized form of Bedoia. Name for someone from Bedoña, in the Spanish province Gipuzkoa. Bedoña likely comes from Basque bedi "pasture grazing" and -oña, suffix for a place name.
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.
Cruzado Spanish
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Angel, Bartolome, Eloisa, Eloy, Emilio, Fernando, Genoveva, Geraldo, Isauro, Jaime.... [more]
Francos Spanish
Derived from the given name Franco.
Urbano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Urbano.
Lassaga Spanish (Latin American), French, Basque
French and Argentine Spanish form of Lasaga.
Andújar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Valenciano Spanish
A Spanish surname. It is a regional name denoting someone from Valencia.
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]
Antolin Spanish
1 Spanish (Antolín): from the personal name, a vernacular form of Antoninus, a name borne by thirteen saints.... [more]
Carrizo Spanish
Nickname for a person who's bold, shameless.
Oyuela Spanish, Western African
The surname Oyuela is likely of Spanish or African (specifically, West African) origin, with roots in both linguistic and cultural traditions.... [more]
Santistevan Spanish
Status of nobility
Zurdo Spanish
Means "left-handed" in Spanish.
Lucía Spanish, Italian
From the feminine personal name Lucia, feminine derivative of Latin lux meaning "light".
Solana Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from solano 'place exposed to the sun'
Espiridión Spanish
From the given name Espiridión.
Grano Italian, Spanish
from grano "grain" (from Latin granum) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer or grain merchant.
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.
Liberio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Liberio
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.
Alcalde Spanish
Spanish: from alcalde 'mayor' from Arabic al-qāḍī 'the judge' a title dating from the days of Moorish rule in Spain.
Valladolid Spanish
Habitational name from the city of this name.
Nogales Spanish
Habitational name from either of two locations in Spain named Nogales, from the plural form of Spanish nogal meaning "walnut tree".
Linares Spanish
Means "son of Linéus" from latin "line".
Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".
Ocaña Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Bolar Spanish
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of soil of a particular type known as tierra bolar.
Serafín Spanish, Galician
From the given name Serafín.
Uñalivia Spanish (Rare)
Has no specific meaning but it was a rare spanish name
Cuaresma Spanish
It means "Lent".
Aznar Spanish
Aznar is a Spanish surname of Basque origin and an obsolete given name. It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)" ('fox', modern "azeri").
Vigil Spanish
Comes from the word "vigil", which is Latin for "vigilia" and "wakefulness".
Armada Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Taken directly from the Spanish word meaning "navy, fleet."
Montemayor Spanish
Habitational name from any of several places called Montemayor, from monte meaning "mountain" + mayor meaning "main", "larger", "greater", in particular in the provinces of Cordova, Salamanca, and Valladolid.
Ginés Spanish
From the given name Ginés.
Bermejo Spanish
Originally a nickname for a man with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Spanish bermejo "reddish, ruddy" (itself from Latin vermiculus "little worm", from vermis "worm", since a crimson dye was obtained from the bodies of worms).
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".
Melchor Spanish
Derived from the given name Melchor.
Matamoros Spanish
Given to the Apostle James, who according to tradition helped Christians to fight against the Moors.
Pozos Spanish, Galician
A habitational name from any of several places named with the plural of pozo, meaning ‘well’. See Pozo.
Téllez Spanish
from the given name Tello which is the Spanish form of the name Tellus, meaning "earth" in Latin
Ahuatl Nahuatl
Means "oak tree" in Nahuatl.
Ayotle Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl ayoctle "nothing, no more", or from ayotli "squash, pumpkin".