Spanish (Latin American) Submitted Surnames

Abeyta Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from the place "Alba de Yeltes" in the province of Salamanca, Spain.

Abundis Spanish (Mexican)
The surname Abundis is patronymic from the Old Spanish personal name Abundio, ultimately from Latin abundus ‘abundant’, ‘plentiful’.

Achio Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly derived from the town, Achio, near Guadalajara in Mexico. The name itself is probably from the Nahuatl achio meaning "frequent".

Acuna Spanish (Latin American)
Related tho the Acuna Indians of Mexico, there is also a city by the name. Popular in border areas of Mexico and Texas.

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

Agreda Spanish (Latin American)

Aguayo Spanish (Mexican)

Aguiler Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Aguilar or Aguilera.

Agustinez Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
Means "son of Agustín".

Ailán Spanish (Latin American)

Ainstein German (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanicized form of Einstein. Most frequently used in Argentina.

Alarid American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a nickname from Catalan alarit "outcry" (Spanish alarido).

Alavez Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Alaves primarily used in Mexico.

Albarez English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Alvarez.

Alejándrez Spanish (Mexican)
Means "son of Alejandro."

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

Alicon Spanish (Mexican)

Alirez Spanish (Mexican)
A protector. Rap. Loves all things Coral.

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

Alor Spanish (Mexican)

Álváez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Álvarez. Most frequently used in Panama.

Alvalle Spanish (Latin American)
A beautiful valley in Ortona

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".

Amorena Spanish (Latin American)

Analicia American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)

Anguila Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
Ultimately from Latin anguis "snake".

Anguino American, Spanish (Mexican)
Mexican-American last name

Angulo Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish: habitational name from Encima-Angulo in Burgos province.... [more]

Antoniz Spanish (Latin American)
From the given name Antonio.

Arabel Spanish (Latin American)

Arabel Spanish (Latin American)

Arabel Spanish (Latin American)

Aray Spanish (Latin American)

Arcila Spanish (Latin American)
Means "clay" in Spanish. (compare Arcilla)

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

Arganda Spanish (Latin American), Spanish
town in spain / arganda del rey

Arnaz Spanish (Caribbean)

Arona Spanish (Latin American)

Arrieta Spanish (Latin American)

Arriva Italian, Spanish (Latin American)

Audiffred Spanish (Latin American)

Avellan Spanish (Latin American)

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

Avica Spanish (Latin American)

Ayón Spanish (Mexican)

Baglietto Spanish (Latin American)

Balencia Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Valencia.

Bardomiano Spanish (Mexican)

Barea Spanish (Caribbean)

Barrino Spanish (Latin American)

Barrón Spanish (Mexican)

Beas Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish (common in Mexico): habitational name from any of the places in Andalusia named Beas.

Bedor Spanish (Latin American)

Benibamonde Spanish (Latin American)

Bentaberri Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Bentaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bentaberri or Bentaberria, both common place names in Basque Country meaning "new inn".

Bentaverri Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Bentaverry Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Berchelt Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Burchell.

Bermitt Spanish (Latin American)

Berschelt Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Berchelt.

Bocachica Spanish (Latin American)
Literally means "little mouth" in Spanish. It could have been given to someone who had a small mouth or a small jaw, or to someone who was known for having a quiet and reserved speaking style. It could also have been a nickname given to someone who had a small but sweet smile.

Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".

Bosquez Spanish (Mexican)

Buenrostro Spanish (Mexican)
Means "good visage" in Spanish.

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

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.

Cacimiro Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Casimiro.

California Spanish (Latin American)
It is thought that it might've been derived from Latin calida fornax meaning "hot furnace", or from Native American, kali forno meaning "high hill, native land". It is also thought to have derived from the given name Khalif or Khalifa.

Calzada Spanish (Latin American)
Means "road" in Spanish.

Camela Spanish (Mexican)

Campuzano Spanish (Latin American)

Candamo Spanish (Latin American)

Candida Spanish (Caribbean, Latinized, Archaic)

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).

Canizales Spanish (Latin American)
This surname came from around the beginnings of 1800 in south regions of Colombia where sugar cane was cultivated. It's a variation of Cañizales, that literally means "sugar cane fields".

Cansino Spanish (Mexican)

Capriel Spanish (Latin American)

Caravantes Spanish (Mexican)

Cardenal Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish cognitive of Cardinal. This surname is common in Nicaragua.

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

Castaña Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "chestnut". Could be a nickname for someone having chestnut hair.

Castañez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Castaño.

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

Cerin Spanish (Latin American)

Chaboya Spanish (Mexican)

Chaidez Spanish (Mexican)
Possible variant of Chairez.

Chaires Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly a plural form of Galician chaira "little valley or meadow" or chairo "flat" (way, terrain). Refers to a person who lived in such a place.

Chairez Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Chaires.

Chapiro Jewish (Ashkenazi, Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant and castilianized form of Shapiro.

Chapiro Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Chaparro.

Charvel Spanish (Mexican)

Chilavert Spanish (Latin American)

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

Choquehuanca Spanish (Latin American)

Coloma Spanish (Latin American)

Comas Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)

Condor Catalan (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)

Corimanya Spanish (Latin American)

Coris Spanish (Latin American)

Coronado Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Philippines)
Means "crowned." This was possibly a nickname for one resembling a clergyman who has received the tonsure.

Corpancho Spanish (Latin American)

Corsino Filipino, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian
Diminutive of Corso.

Corso Italian, English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either derived from the given name Bonaccorso or taken from Italian and Spanish corso, denoting someone who lived in Corsica.

Coti Spanish (Latin American)

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.

Coutiño Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish cognate of Coutinho.

Cresencio Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
From the given name Cresencio

Crisólogo Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the given name Crisólogo.

Cristales Central American, Filipino, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Plural form of Spanish cristal meaning "crystal."... [more]

Cumbá Spanish (Caribbean)

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

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

De Jesús Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of Jesus" in Spanish.

De La Luz Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the Light" in Spanish.

De La Paz Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of De Paz.

De La Rosa Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of the Rose" in Spanish.

De Los Ángeles Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Archaic)
Means "of the Angels" in Spanish.

Del Rancho Spanish (Mexican)
Name given to a rancher or someone from a ranch.

Del Rayo Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the lightning" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.

Deogracia Spanish (Caribbean)

De Paz Spanish (Latin American)
Means "of Peace" in Spanish.

Díaz de Sandi Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Donaires Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Donaire.

Dramis Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Not just a surname in Italy; it can also be found in Argentina and Brazil.... [more]

Errázuriz Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Castilianized form of Erratzuriz.

Escalante Spanish (Latin American)
From the Spanish verb escalar meaning "to climb".

Escandón Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a field named "Escanda" denoting a type of wheat. Perhaps farmers who lived close to the area.

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

Esteria Filipino, Spanish (Mexican)

Estrella Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Means "star" in Spanish.

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".

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

Favela Spanish (Latin American)

Firó Spanish (Mexican)

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

Fulcar Spanish (Latin American)
Most common in the Dominican Republic.

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

Galarraga Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)

Gallareta Spanish (Mexican)

Garibay Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican), South American
Castilianized form of Garibai.

Garsia Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Variant of García and Garzia.

Gazpar Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Gaspar.

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

Gourriel Spanish (Caribbean)

Govea Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Gouveia.

Griminesa Spanish (Latin American)

Gruezo Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
From Catalan meaning "thick".

Guendulain Spanish (Latin American)

Guereca Spanish (Mexican)

Güero Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A given nickname in latin America of a person with light features.... [more]

Haro Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a shortened version of the name "de Haro"

Henriquez Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Central African, Caribbean

Heraldez Spanish (Mexican)
The surname is a variation of Hernando, given birth by an outlaw

Herra Spanish (Latin American)

Hipólito Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the given name Hipólito.

Ibar Spanish (Mexican)

Ibares Spanish (Latin American)

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

Inveninato Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare)

Iraheta Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanicized form of Iraeta.

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

Jaller Spanish (Latin American)

Jarita Spanish (Latin American)

Jaspe Spanish (Latin American)

Jassan Spanish (Mexican)

Joachin Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Joaquín.

Joffé Spanish (Latin American)

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]

Juáres Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Juárez.

Junious Spanish (Latin American), Yiddish
spanish

Juvenal Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, English (American)
From the given name Juvenal.

Kuilan Spanish (Latin American)

Lahoz Aragonese, Spanish (Latin American)

Lajone Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Largaespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Combination of Spanish larga, the feminine form of the adjective largo meaning "long," and espada meaning "sword." It is mostly used in Nicaragua.

Larguespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Variant of Largaespada, used in Nicaragua.

Lassaga Spanish (Latin American), French, Basque
French and Argentine Spanish form of Lasaga.

Lavida Spanish (Mexican)

Layun Spanish (Latin American)

Leija Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning uncertain, but it might be a variant of Leixà.

Lennis Spanish (Latin American)

Liatt Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Liñán Spanish (Mexican)

Lineu Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Modern)

Llamas Spanish (Latin American)

Llanes Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Likely denoted someone who came from the municipality of Llanes in Spain.

Logaña Spanish (Latin American)

Loli Spanish (Latin American)

Lomar Spanish (Latin American)

Lomeli Spanish (Mexican)

Lomonico Spanish (Latin American)

Loray Spanish (Latin American)

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-.

Lucario Spanish (Mexican)

Luevanos Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Luevano.

Lunavelasco Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Un-hyphenated combination of the last names, Luna, and Velasco forming its’ own name. Luna meaning “the moon” in Latin as well as multiple languages. Velasco meaning “crow” or “raven”.

Lupetey Spanish (Caribbean)

Lupoe Spanish (Caribbean)

Maawad Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Arabic (Rare, ?)

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."

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

Madrid Spanish (Latin American)

Maisonet French, Spanish (Caribbean)
Diminutive of Maison.

Malave Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Mancinas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Mancini or Mancino, common in Mexico.

Mandarin Spanish (Mexican)

Manzano Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational name from any of various minor places named Manzano, or a topographic name for someone who lived by an apple tree or orchard, from Spanish manzano ‘apple tree’, Old Spanish maçano, from maçana ‘apple’, Late Latin (mala) Mattiana, a type of apple named in honor of the 1st century bc horticultural writer Gaius Matius.

Marcano Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish variant of Marciano

Margarito Spanish (Mexican)
From Spanish margarita "daisy".

Maripan Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Chile.

Marroquín Spanish (Latin American)
Ethnic Name For Someone From Morocco. This Surname Is Most Common In Central America.

Martez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Martes.

Martinien Spanish (Latin American)
A rare Latin American form of Martinez or Martin, meaning "Warring" or "At war"

Matarrita Spanish (Latin American)
Mostly used in Costa Rica.

Meléndes Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Meléndez.

Menéndes Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Menéndez.

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]

Menonita Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Spanish meaning "mennonite".

Mercades Spanish (Latin American)

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

Meseta Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning "plateau" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.

Mesías Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish, meaning Messiah.

Messi Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly from Italian messi meaning "messengers". Aamous bearer of this surname is Lionel Messi (born 1987-), an Argentinian footballer of Italian descent.

Mestizo Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Spanish mezclado "mixed". Likely denoting a person with mixed Spanish and Amerindian descent.

Milian Spanish (Caribbean)

Mirena Spanish (Latin American)

Mocha Spanish (Latin American)

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

Moina Spanish (Latin American)

Montas Spanish (Caribbean)

Monterosa Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish monte meaning "mountain", and rosa meaning "pink, rose".

Montez American (Hispanic), Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Montes.

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

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Mox Spanish (Latin American)

Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)
Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.

Muratalla Spanish (Mexican)

Naiza Spanish (Latin American)

Naola Spanish (Latin American)

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.

Navarrate Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Navarrete.

Neico Spanish (Latin American)

Niella Spanish (Latin American)

Niz Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Derived from the city of Nice in France, usually a surname given to someone without paternal recognition in that city.... [more]

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

Oceguera Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Oseguera.

Octaviano Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Mexican)
From the given name Octaviano.

Olachea Spanish (Latin American)

Orlian Spanish (Latin American)

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

Osornio Spanish (Mexican)
Likely an altered form of Osorio influenced by Osorno.

Palafox Spanish (Mexican)
From Palafolls, a Catalan place name.

Palomina Spanish (Latin American)

Pantaleón Spanish (Latin American)
From the given name Pantaleón.

Paras Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Parras.

Pasillas Spanish (Mexican)

Paunero Spanish (Latin American)

Pavon Spanish (Latin American)
Nickname for a proud man

Pedroza Spanish (Mexican)

Pennilope Spanish (Latin American)
Pennilope is a type of surname. It is a type of bike aswell it is almost like a tricycle with 2 sets of stabilisers.

Persia Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Pinal Spanish (Mexican)
From Spanish meaning "pine grove".

Poblete Spanish (Latin American)
Habitational name from Poblete in the province of Ciudad Real.

Ponse Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ponce.

Portocarrero Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Spanish form of Porto Carreiro, an old municipality in Galicia, from Galician porto "port, harbour" and carreiro "path, pathway".

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

Precio Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "price".

Pulido Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Thought to have come through Cuba and Puerto Rico from Burgos, the capital of Castile in northern Spain in the 16th century. The name likely originated there in the 11th century. It means neat, polished, and clean.

Pulinario Spanish (Latin American)

Quian Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)

Quintanilla Spanish (Latin American)

Rabagos Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Rabago.

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

Reynaga Spanish (Mexican)

Reynaldez Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "son of Reynaldo" in Spanish.

Rialta Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Robertis Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Robertiz.

Robertiz Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the given name Roberto.

Romello Spanish (Latin American)

Ruacho Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly from rúa, "street".

Rufio Spanish (Mexican)

Ruldio Spanish (Latin American)
Unknown, possibly a Spanish variant of "radio".

Rulfo Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)

Saldías Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

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

San Agustín Spanish (Mexican)
Means "Saint Augustine 1" in Spanish.

Sanchaz Spanish (Caribbean)

Sandia Spanish (Latin American)

San Germán Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "Saint Germanus" in Spanish.

Santa María Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Santamaría.

Sarcos Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.

Sarmiento Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), American (Hispanic)
From Latin sarmentum meaning "vine shoot."

Saza Spanish (Latin American)

Scull English, Spanish (Caribbean)

Seminario Spanish (Latin American)
Means "seminar" in Spanish, likely denoting an academic person. Miguel Grau Seminario (1834-1879) was the most renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the naval battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific

Seres Spanish (Latin American)

Servín Spanish (Mexican)