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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.
The list of most common surnames in Paraguay, reflected in the national voters register, shows the influence of Castilian Spanish in the Paraguayan society. Eight of the top 11 surnames end with "ez", the distinctive suffix of Castilian family names.
Spanish-language surnames (4 C, 1,058 P) T. Spanish toponymic surnames (26 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Spanish origin"
Pages in category "Spanish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,070 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This month, the United States Census Bureau released its list of 'Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census' -- and a new trend became obvious. Census: 3 Hispanic surnames now among top ...
An alarming life expectancy statistic for Hispanic women in SC stirs a call for action | Opinion
Some surnames have a prefix of ibn- (ould- in Mauritania) meaning "son of". The surnames follow similar rules defining a relation to a clan, family, place etc. Some Arab countries have differences due to historic rule by the Ottoman Empire or due to being a different minority. A large number of Arabic last names start with "Al-" which means "The"
Hispanic was a term first used by the U.S. government in the 1970s after Mexican-American and Hispanic organizations lobbied for population data to be collected. Subsequently, in 1976, the U.S ...