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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
Piña is a Spanish language surname, literally meaning "pineapple". While the exact origin of the surname is unknown, it may have originated around the mountainous regions of León or in Galicia.
Pages in category "Spanish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,071 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The book was created after Spanish governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on November 21, 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention. [4] Newly-Christianised Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos , de la Cruz , del Rosario , and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred ...
Hernández is a widespread Spanish patronymic surname that became common around the 15th century. It means son of Hernán, Hernando, or Fernando, the Spanish version of the Germanic Ferdinand . Fernández is also a common variant of the name.
However, the work by Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names does not contain information on the name Vigil. The surname may have come from the town of Vigil, in Asturias, Spain. [citation needed] Julio de Atienza relates that the name Vigil is of Asturian origin in Nobiliario español. [2]
José María Vaca de Guzmán (1744–1816), Spanish statesman and poet; Joselito Vaca (born 1984), Bolivian footballer; Jusepa Vaca (1589-1653), Spanish actress; Karel Vaca (1919–1989), Czech artist; Laura Vaca (born 1953), Bolivian swimmer; Leonardo Vaca (born 1995), Bolivian footballer; Nina Vaca, Ecuadorian–American entrepreneur
Castellanos is a Spanish habitational surname with the meaning "[from a place founded or inhabited by] Castilians". [1] Notable people with the surname include: Arts