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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.
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Surname distribution: the most common surnames in Spain, by province of residence. In the generational transmission of surnames, the paternal surname's precedence eventually eliminates the maternal surnames from the family lineage. Contemporary law (1999) allows the maternal surname to be given precedence, but most people observe the ...
The regional distribution of surnames within Spain was homogenized mostly through internal migrations, especially since 1950. Names typical of the old crown of Castile have become the most common all over the country. Most of the common Spanish patronymic surnames were introduced in Spain during the fifth to seventh centuries by the Visigoths.
García is the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of the population is named García) [15] and also the second most common surname in Mexico. In the 1990 United States Census, Garcia was the 18th most reported surname, accounting for 0.25% of the population. [16] It has become more common since then, jumping to eighth place in 2000. [17]
The common Korean surname Kim is also the common Chinese surname Jin, and written 金. The common Mandarin surnames Lin or Lim (林) is also one and the same as the common Cantonese or Vietnamese surname Lam and Korean family name Lim ( written/pronounced as Im in South Korea ).
Ramírez is a Spanish-language patronymic surname of Germanic origin, meaning "son of Ramiro". [1] Its correct spelling in Spanish is with an acute accent on the i, which is often omitted in English writing. It is the 28th most common surname in Spain. It is also the 42nd most common surname in the U.S. and the 9th most common in Mexico.
While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother, respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerge during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Carballo family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname.