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These are the lists of the most common Spanish surnames in Spain, Mexico, Hispanophone Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), and other Latin American countries. The surnames for each section are listed in numerically descending order, or from most popular to least popular.
Don Lope Ruiz de Esparza was born in Pamplona, to a family of Basque nobility.It appears Lope Ruiz de Esparza was the first Esparza to come from Spain to New Spain.Many genealogists agree he may be the only Esparza to settle in New Spain and is the ancestor of all the Esparza families in early Mexico and the early U.S. [1] The surname Esparza is said to mean one who came from Esparza (a barren ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Mexican origin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Berumen;
Another conspicuous difference between Mexican heraldry and European heraldry is the absence of a helm surmounting the shield. Most traditions of Mexican heraldry came from Iberian origin from regions in Spain or Portugal , predominating heraldry of Castilian, Basque or Galician, in second place heraldry of Catalan and Valencian origin.
In case there are two family names, the indexing is done under the father's family name; this would be the first element of the surname. Depending upon the person involved, the particle de may be treated as a part of a family name or it may be separated from a family name. The indexing of Hispanophone names differs from that of Portuguese or ...
Note that Mexía is the older Spanish spelling of the name. In the modern orthography of Spain, the spelling is Mejía, though in Mexico the older orthography is still considered correct. Similarly, until recently Spaniards rendered the country name Méjico rather than México, though this has reversed in recent decades out of deference to Mexico.