Spanish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 1 of 2)
242 common Spanish family names. Open a name to read its last name meaning, its surname origin and the heraldry associated with it.
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AbadSpain
"abbot"
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AcostaSpain
"by the coast"
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AguadoSpain
"watered, sober"
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AguilarSpain
Place of eagles
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AguirreSpain
Open, prominent place
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AlarcónSpain
"from Alarcón"
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AlbaSpain
"dawn" or "from Alba"
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AlemánSpain
"a German"
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AlonsoSpain
From Alonso (Alfonso), "noble and ready"
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AlvaradoSpain
"from Alvarado"
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ÁlvarezSpain
Son of Álvaro
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AmadorSpain
"lover"
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AndrésSpain
From the name Andrés
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AparicioSpain
"apparition, Epiphany"
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ArandaSpain
"from Aranda"
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ArellanoSpain
From Arellano
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AriasSpain
From the medieval given name Arias
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ArroyoSpain
"stream"
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ÁvilaSpain
"from Ávila"
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AyalaSpain
"from Ayala"
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BarreraSpain
"barrier, clay pit"
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BarriosSpain
"from Barrios"
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BautistaSpain
"Baptist"
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BenavidesSpain
From Benavides in León
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BenítezSpain
Son of Benito ("blessed")
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BermúdezSpain
"son of Bermudo"
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BlancoSpain
White, fair
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BlázquezSpain
"son of Blasco"
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BonillaSpain
From Bonilla
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BravoSpain
Fierce, brave
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BuenoSpain
"good"
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BustosSpain
"cattle pasture"
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CaballeroSpain
Knight, horseman
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CabelloSpain
Hair
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CabreraSpain
Place of goats
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CáceresSpain
"from Cáceres"
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CalderónSpain
"cauldron maker"
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CalvoSpain
Bald
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CamachoSpain
"crooked, lame"
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CamposSpain
Fields
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CanoSpain
White-haired
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CárdenasSpain
"from Cárdenas"
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CarmonaSpain
From Carmona (Seville)
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CarranzaSpain
From the Carranza valley
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CarrascoSpain
Holm oak, scrubland
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CarrilloSpain
"cheek" or "little cart"
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CasadoSpain
"married man"
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CasasSpain
"houses"
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CastellanoSpain
"a Castilian"
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CastilloSpain
Castle
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CastroSpain
Fort, fortified place
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CervantesSpain
From Cervantes in Galicia
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CerveraSpain
"from Cervera"
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ChacónSpain
"lizard" or uncertain
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ChavezSpain
From Chaves
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CisnerosSpain
From Cisneros in Palencia
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ColladoSpain
Dweller by a hill pass
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CondeSpain
"count"
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ContrerasSpain
"from Contreras"
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CorderoSpain
"lamb"
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CordovaSpain
From Córdoba
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CorralSpain
"yard, enclosure"
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CortésSpain
Courteous
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CrespoSpain
Curly-haired
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CruzSpain
Cross
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CuestaSpain
"slope"
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CuevasSpain
Caves
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DelgadoSpain
Thin, slender
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DíazSpain
Son of Diego
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DíezSpain
Son of Diego
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DomínguezSpain
Son of Domingo
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DuránSpain
Enduring, steadfast
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EscobarSpain
"broom field"
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EscuderoSpain
"squire, shield bearer"
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EspinosaSpain
"thorny place"
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EsquivelSpain
From Esquivel in Álava
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EstebanSpain
Crown
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EstévezSpain
"son of Esteban"
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EstradaSpain
Road
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ExpósitoSpain
"foundling"
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FajardoSpain
"from Fajardo"
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FernándezSpain
Son of Fernando
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FerrerSpain
Blacksmith
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FloresSpain
Flowers; son of Floro
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FuentesSpain
Springs
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GallardoSpain
"brave, elegant"
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GallegoSpain
Galician
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GálvezSpain
"son of Galbo"
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GarcésSpain
"son of García"
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GarciaSpain
Debated; often linked to Basque "young"
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GarridoSpain
Handsome, elegant
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GarzaSpain
Heron
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GilSpain
From Giles (Aegidius)
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GiménezSpain
Son of Gimeno
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GómezSpain
Son of Gome (man)
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GonzálezSpain
Son of Gonzalo
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GranadosSpain
"pomegranate groves"
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GuerreroSpain
Warrior, soldier
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GuevaraSpain
From Guevara in Álava
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GuillénSpain
From the name Guillermo
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GutiérrezSpain
Son of Gutierre
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GuzmanSpain
From Guzmán in Burgos
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HerediaSpain
"from Heredia"
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HernándezSpain
Son of Hernando (Fernando)
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HernandoSpain
From the name Fernando
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HerreraSpain
Forge, ironworks
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HerreroSpain
Blacksmith
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HidalgoSpain
Nobleman, "son of something"
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HurtadoSpain
Stolen, snatched away
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IbáñezSpain
Son of Ibán (John)
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IbarraSpain
The river meadow
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IglesiasSpain
Churches
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JiménezSpain
Son of Jimeno
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LaraSpain
"from Lara"
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LázaroSpain
From the name Lázaro
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LedesmaSpain
From Ledesma
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LeónSpain
From León; lion
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LinaresSpain
"flax fields"
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LópezSpain
Son of Lope, "wolf"
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LorenzoSpain
From Laurentum
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LozanoSpain
Lush, vigorous
Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.