Behind the Name: Spanish (Mexican) Submitted Surnames

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

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

ABURTOBasque, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
The surname Aburto is a topographic name from Basque aburto ‘place of kermes oaks’, from abur ‘kermes oak’ + the locative suffix -lo.

AGUAYOSpanish (Mexican)

ANGUINOAmerican, Spanish (Mexican)
Mexican-American last name

BARDOMIANOSpanish (Mexican)

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

CANSINOSpanish (Mexican)

CARAVANTESSpanish (Mexican)

CHARVELSpanish (Mexican)

GALARRAGASpanish, Spanish (Mexican)

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

GUERECASpanish (Mexican)

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

HAWAYEKSpanish (Mexican, Rare), ? (Rare)

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

KAHLOSpanish (Mexican)

MAAWADSpanish (Mexican, Rare), Arabic (Rare, ?)

PALAFOXSpanish (Mexican)
From Palafolls, a Catalan place name.

PEDROZASpanish (Mexican)

TANGUMANative American, Spanish (Mexican)

TOLEDOSpanish (Mexican)

TRISTÁNSpanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the personal name TRISTÁN.

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