Spanish (Caribbean) Submitted Surnames

These names are a subset of Spanish names used more often in the Spanish Caribbean.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Almánzar Spanish (Caribbean)
Derived from Arabic المنظر (al manẓar) meaning "the view" or "the lookout". This surname is primarily used in the Dominican Republic.

Arencibia Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Arancibia. It is concentrated in Cuba and the Canary Islands.

Arnaz Spanish (Caribbean)

Barea Spanish (Caribbean)

Bwire Spanish (Caribbean)
A name that originated from the Dominican Republic then mostly used in Eastern Africa.

Candida Spanish (Caribbean, Latinized, Archaic)

Cumbá Spanish (Caribbean)

Deogracia Spanish (Caribbean)

Etienam Nigerian, Ibibio (?), Spanish (Caribbean, ?)
This is a name which originates from the Calabar/Akwa Ibom region of southeastern Nigeria. It means "a doer of good, or benevolent". It is also found in Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean such as Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba (El Oriente) which have populations of people of Ibibio/Efik decent known as "Carabali".

Fundora Spanish (Canarian), Spanish (Caribbean)
From Spanish fundador meaning "founder". Possibly an occupational name for someone who owns a business.

Geisslerra Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Geißler found in Cuba and Argentina from German Ancestors

Gourriel Spanish (Caribbean)

Irizarry Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Irisarri.

Liatt Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Lupetey Spanish (Caribbean)

Lupoe Spanish (Caribbean)

Maceo Spanish (Caribbean)
Derived from the given name Maceo.

Maisonet French, Spanish (Caribbean)
Diminutive of Maison.

Malave Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Marcano Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish variant of Marciano

Meneses Spanish (Caribbean)
Meneses is my maternal grandfather's surname. He was born in Cuba in 1888 but his family came from Spain in the 1800's... [more]

Mercedes Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "mercies," from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, María de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies."

Milian Spanish (Caribbean)

Montas Spanish (Caribbean)

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.

Ocasio Spanish (Caribbean)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Spanish ocasión meaning "occasion" or ocaso meaning "dusk, sunset". This surname is primarily used in Puerto Rico.

Persia Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Pozo Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "well", as in wishing well

Sanchaz Spanish (Caribbean)

Scull English, Spanish (Caribbean)

Sintron Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Cintron.

Tavárez Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Tavares chiefly used in the Dominican Republic.

Urgellés Spanish (Caribbean)

Veranes Spanish (Caribbean)

Vulcano Spanish (Caribbean)

Yarzagaray Spanish (Caribbean), Papiamento (?)
Aruban surname of Basque origin.

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