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Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite) [a] and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's first surname.
Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣeθ], [roˈðɾiɣes]) is a Spanish-language patronymic surname of Visigothic origin (meaning literally Son of Rodrigo; Germanic: Roderickson) and a common surname in Spain and Latin America. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues. The "ez" signifies "son of".
The name Martin became popular throughout Christian Europe after it was borne by a famous 4th-century saint who was active in Roman Gaul (now France), Martin of Tours. 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 ...
Díaz is a common surname of Spanish origin with multiple meanings in multiple languages. First found in the Kingdom of Castile, where the name originated in the Visigoth period, the name accounts for about 0.17% of the Spanish population, ranking as the 14th-most frequently found surname in both 1999 and 2004.
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 ...
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).
Guerrero (Spanish pronunciation:) is a surname of Spanish origin [1] meaning warrior. [2] This is a list of notable persons with the surname Guerrero. Following Spanish naming customs, only individuals whose first or paternal family name is Guerrero are included
Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnandeθ] ⓘ) is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Fernando" of Germanic origin. The Germanic name Ferdinand that it derives from (Gothic: Frið-nanð) means "brave traveler." [1] The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes.