List of common Spanish surnames
These are lists of the most common Spanish surnames in Spain, Mexico, The Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), and Guatemala.
Spain[]
List of the most common Surnames in Spain.
- García – 1,378,000 people (3.48%) Pre-Roman, Basque.
- Fernández – 851,000 (2.15%) Son of Fernando; Germanic
- González – 839,000 (2.12%) Son of Gonzalo, from the Latinised form Gundisalvus; Germanic Vidal
- Rodríguez – 804,000 (2.03%) Son of Rodrigo, Roderic; Germanic
- López – 796,000 (2.01%) Son of Lope, Latin Lupus, meaning wolf
- Martínez – 788,000 (1.97%) Son of Martín, Son of Martino, Latin Martis, genitive form of Mars
- Sánchez – 725,000 (1.83%) Son of Sancho, Latin Sanctius
- Pérez – 709,000 (1.79%) Son of Pedro, Latin Petrus
- Martín – 459,000 (1.16%)
- Gómez – 440,000 (1.11%) Son of Gomes, Gomo, or Gomaro; Germanic
- Ruiz – 321,000 (0.81%) Son of Rui, variation or short for Rodrigo
- Hernández – 305,000 (0.77%) Son of Hernando, variation of Fernando
- Jiménez – 293,000 (0.74%) son of Jimeno, Xemeno, origin god or Ximeno
- Díaz – 293,000 (0.74%) Son of Diego
- Álvarez – 273,000 (0.69%) Son of Álvaro, from Alvar; Germanic
- Moreno – 261,000 (0.66%) Brown-haired, tanned, brunet
- Muñoz – 241,000 (0.61%) Son of Munio; Pre-Roman
- Alonso – 206,000 (0.52%) Variation of Alfonso; Germanic
- Gutiérrez – 170,000 (0.43%) Son of Gutier, Gutierre, or Gualtierre; Germanic
- Romero – 170,000 (0.43%) (pilgrim) (can also be Italian in origin)
- Navarro – 158,400 (0.40%) Navarrese, "from Navarre"; toponym
- Torres – 134,600 (0.34%) Towers; toponym
- Domínguez – 134,600 (0.34%) Son of Domingo, from Latin Domenicus, Dominus, "master"
- Gil – 134,600 (0.34%) From older form Egidio; patronymic
- Vázquez – 130,000 (0.33%) Son of Vasco or Velasco
- Serrano – 122,700 (0.31%) "Highlander"
- Ramos – 118,000 (0.30%) Branches; meaning born during Christian festivity Palm Sunday
- Blanco – 118,000 (0.30%) "White"
- Sanz – 106,900 (0.27%)
- Castro – 102,900 (0.26%) "village". See castro and castrum
- Suárez – 102,900 (0.26%) Son of Suero or Suaro; unknown origin
- Ortega – 99,000 (0.25%) From Ortiga, nettle plant
- Rubio – 99,000 (0.25%) Blond, fair-haired; Latin Rubeus, meaning ruddy, reddish
- Molina – 99,000 (0.25%) (Mill, place with mills)
- Delgado – 95,000 (0.24%) "Thin man"
- Ramírez – 95,000 (0.24%) Son of Ramiro, Radamir, or Radmir; Germanic
- Morales – 95,000 (0.24%) Blackberry groves
- Ortiz – 87,120 (0.22%) Son of Ortún; Latin Fortunius, meaning fortunate one
- Marín - 83,160 (0.21%) Latin Marinus, meaning marine
- Iglesias – 83,160 (0.21%) "Churches"
Source:[1] – Data from December 1999. (2004 data confirmation of top 25)
Mexico[]
List of the most common surnames in Mexico:[2]
- Hernández – 5,526,929
- García – 4,129,360
- Martínez – 3,886,887
- González – 3,188,693
- López – 3,148,024
- Rodríguez – 2,744,179
- Pérez – 2,746,468
- Sánchez – 2,234,625
- Ramírez – 2,070,723
- Flores – 1,392,707 – From Asturias meaning "Flowers"
- Gómez – 989,295
- Torres – 841,966
- Díaz – 811,553
- Vásquez – 806,894
- Cruz – 800,874 – From Castile meaning "Cross"
- Morales – 771,796
- Gutiérrez – 748,789
- Reyes – 738,320 – Meaning either "Kings" or "Royalty"
- Ruíz – 708,718
- Jiménez – 670,453 – From Basque
- Mendoza – 613,683 – From Basque meaning "Mountain"
- Aguilar – 611,904 – Meaning eagles nest, from Latin aquilare 'haunt of eagles'[3]
- Ortíz – 576,989 – From Basque, Son of Orti
- Álvarez – 557,332
- Castillo – 553,799 – Meaning "Castle"
- Romero – 540,922 – Can be either Spanish or Italian, and have multiple meanings.
- Moreno – 539,927
- Chávez – 517,392 – From Portuguese and Galician, from various places by the name, places derive name from Latin clavis “keys” or aquis Flaviis “at the waters of Flavius”[3]
- Rivera – 508,022 – Meaning either "Riverbank" or "Roadside"
- Ramos – 455,728
- Herrera – 451,226 – From the Latin word ferrāria, meaning either "Iron Mine" or "Iron Works".
- Medina – 431,518 – Arabic origins
- Vargas – 427,854 – From Spanish and Portuguese, from various places called Vargas, meaning variously "thatched hut", "steep slope", or "fenced pastureland which becomes waterlogged in winter".[3]
- Castro – 419,216 – Meaning "village" especially the “hill forts” of the Galician area
- Méndez – 410,239 – Son of Mendo
- Guzmán – 392,284 – From Burgos
- Fernández – 385,741 – Son of Fernando
- Juárez – 384,929 – Regional variant of Suárez, meaning swineherd, from Latin suerius[3]
- Muñoz – 376,633 – Son of Muño[3]
- Ortega – 372,471
- Salazar – 368,231 – From Burgos, meaning "Old hall"
- Rojas – 365,457 – From various places in Burgos or Lugo called Rojas, meaning "red"[3]
- Guerrero – 361,557 – Meaning "Warrior"
- Contreras – 358,521 – "from the surrounding area", toponymic
- Luna – 357,578 – Can be both Spanish, Italian, and Romanian, meaning "Moon".
- Domínguez – 348,182
- Garza – 335,829 – From Basque and Galician, Spanish meaning "heron", used as a descriptor or as part of a place name.
- Velásquez – 331,510 – Son of Velasco
- Estrada – 324,103 – From various places called Estrada, meaning "road", from Latin stata "via" denoting a paved way.[3]
- Soto – 306,227 – From various places called Soto, meaning "grove" or "small wood", from Latin saltus[3]
- Cortez – 301,954 – Meaning "courteous" or "polite"
Caribbean[]
Cuba[]
List of the most common surnames in Cuba:[4]
- Rodríguez – 301, 136
- Pérez – 300,189
- González – 262,311
- Hernández – 215,593
- García – 208,666
- Martinez – 148,674
- Fredrick – 136,364
- Fernández – 134,470
- López – 127,525
- Álvarez – 101,010
Dominican Republic[]
List of the most common surnames in the Dominican Republic:
- Rodríguez – 225,321
- Pérez – 158,059
- Martínez – 141,259
- García – 137,124
- Reyes – 104,892
- Sánchez – 104,392
- Díaz – 95,106
- Peña – 94,396
- Jiménez – 92,978
- Ramírez – 92,863
- Hernández – 91,080
- Rosario – 89,630
- González – 85,757
- Santana – 81,973
- Núñez – 79,374
- Castillo – 78,338
- De la Cruz – 76,977 – Meaning "Of the Cross"
- Cruz – 64,613
- Guzmán – 63,073
- Gómez – 62,310
- Santos – 60,613 – A name of Christian origins, meaning "Saints".
- López – 59,566
- Fuentes – 58,518 – Meaning "Fountains".
- Vásquez – 56,149
Puerto Rico[]
List of the most common surnames in Puerto Rico:
- Sanchez - 128,384
- Rivera - 114,777
- Diaz - 107,640
- Rodriguez- 102,137
- Narvaez - 70,764
- Burgos - 68,522
- Colón - 64,692
- Vázquez - 62,659
- Ramos - 60,232
- Ortiz - 60,231
- Morales - 56,574
- Betancourt - 53,974
- Cruz - 52,117
- Santiago - 51,371
- Reyes - 48,780
- Perez - 48,461
Central America[]
Guatemala[]
List of the most common surnames in Guatemala:
- Lopez - 371,525
- Garcia - 285,670
- Morales - 228,167
- Hernández - 222,755
- Pérez - 209,963
- González - 208,795
- Rodríguez - 135,978
- De León - 134,010
- Martínez - 123,186
- Castillo - 116,298
- Estrada - 115,252
- Marroquín - 113,961
- Gómez - 110,824
- Vásquez - 102,153
- Méndez - 98,462
- Reyes - 95,449
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Frequent Names in Mexico: Forebears.io". Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195188417.
- ^ "Cuba Genealogy Resources & Vital Records". forebears.co.uk.
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