List of common Spanish surnames
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.
Spain
[edit]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
- 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 Ruy, 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%) "castle, fort , 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 Orti; from Basque Ortún, from Latin Fortis, meaning strong one, or 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
[edit]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 or Latin, 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 – From the Arabic word madina, meaning city.
- 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 in Basque "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 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
- 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"
Hispanophone Caribbean
[edit]Cuba
[edit]List of the most common surnames in Cuba:[4]
- Rodríguez – 301, 136
- Pérez – 300,189
- González – 262,311
- Hernández – 215,593
- García – 208,965
- Martinez – 148,674
- Diaz – 136,364
- Fernández – 134,470
- López – 127,525
- Álvarez – 101,010
Dominican Republic
[edit]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
[edit]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
Other Latin American countries
[edit]Guatemala
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Los 40 apellidos mas comunes en España (www.ociototal.com)". Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "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.