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Luna – 357,578 – Can be any of Spanish, Italian, and Romanian, meaning "Moon". Domínguez – 348,182 - Son of Domingo , from Latin Domenicus, Dominus, "master" 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
Pages in category "Spanish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,073 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Spanish naming customs include the orthographic option of conjoining the surnames with the conjunction particle y, or e before a name starting with 'I', 'Hi' or 'Y', (both meaning "and") (e.g., José Ortega y Gasset, Tomás Portillo y Blanco, or Eduardo Dato e Iradier), following an antiquated aristocratic usage.
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).
Pages in category "Surnames of Spanish origin" The following 174 pages are in this category, out of 174 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abalde;
Most of the surnames of the Brazilian population have a Portuguese origin, due to Portuguese colonization in the country (it is estimated that 80% of the Brazilian population has at least one Portuguese ancestor), while other South American countries were largely colonized by the Spanish.
Martínez is a widely spread surname (among other European surnames) due in large part to the global influence of the Spanish culture on territories and colonies in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Likewise, due to emigration throughout Europe, Martínez is relatively common in countries neighboring or near Spain, such as: Andorra, Portugal ...
Most common surname in Spain by province of residence. García is the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of the population is named García) [15] and also the second most common surname in Mexico. In the 1990 United States Census, Garcia was the 18th most reported surname, accounting for 0.25% of the population. [16]