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White is a surname either of English [1] or of Scottish and Irish origin, the latter being an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGillebhàin, "Son of the fair gillie" and the Irish "Mac Faoitigh" or "de Faoite". [2] [3] [4] It is the seventeenth most common surname in England. [5]
This is a list of personal names known in English that are modified from another language and are or were not used among the person themselves. It does not include: names of monarchs, which are commonly translated (e.g. Pope Francis), although current and recent monarchs are often untranslated today (e.g. Felipe VI of Spain)
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
Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include: ... multiple people with the name; Victor Manuel Blanco ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Pages in category "Spanish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,068 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.
Josef de Mendoza y Ríos (1761–1816) was a Spanish astronomer and mathematician of the 18th century, famous for his work on navigation. Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (1928–1980), naturalist, leading figure in ornithology, ethology, ecology and science divulgation