Most Common Mexican Surnames & Meanings (2024)

FAQs

What is the most common last name for Mexicans? ›

Out of 1,000 last names from Mexico, the rarest ones are Moguel, Collazo, and Cabral. Data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography indicates that the rarest name in the entire country is Zugasti, a Basque surname belonging to only around 20 people.

Lopez is a patronymical surname meaning "son of Lope." Lope comes from the Spanish form of Lupus, a Latin personal name meaning "wolf." The Lopes variation of this surname often originates from Portugal. Lopez is the 21st most popular surname in the United States and the 4th most common Hispanic surname.

Ortiz. Derived from the Latin word Fortis, meaning 'brave', Ortiz means 'son of Orti'.

Traditionally, a person's first surname is the father's first surname (apellido paterno), while their second surname is the mother's first surname (apellido materno).

Yes. We just had names, sometimes one, sometimes two but they weren't consider “last names” only just our name with two words. With that said, some Aztec (Mexica) names did carry over as last names.

The most common Mexican name is Juan, with approximately 8.2% of the male population having this name.

Currently, the most popular Hispanic last name in America is Garcia, with a total count of 1,073,180 people who have the surname. The surname Garcia occurs roughly 395 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

In Spain and Spanish American countries, except Argentina, each person has two surnames. Traditionally, the first surname is paternal and comes from the father, while the second surname is maternal and comes from the mother.

Guerrero (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡeˈreɾo]) is a surname of Spanish origin meaning warrior.

What Spanish surname means moon? ›

Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from any of the places called Luna in Zaragoza Araba/Álava and León provinces. Compare De Luna . Jewish (Sephardic): from the female personal name Luna (Spanish luna 'moon').

The name Rodriguez comes from an interesting origin as it comes from a Germanic origin from the Visigoths who invaded Spain in the 400s and left a name. The original name in the Germanic language was “hrodric” which translates to renown power or famous power.

Ignacio. As the Spanish form of Ignatius, the name comes from the Latin word ignis, meaning “fire.”

Vida is a gender-neutral name with Spanish origins. The name Vida simply means “life”. Such a simple meaning beautifully encapsulates what it means to have a child.

Not only Mexicans. In most countries that once were Spanish colonies, people use two last names: father's and mother's family names, because that is the Spanish custom.

According to data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (National Statistics Institute) of Spain, the most common Spanish surname is García, followed by Rodríguez, González, Fernández, López, Martínez, Sánchez, Pérez, and Martín.

Within the Hispanic tradition, the woman does not change her surnames when she gets married. Instead, the combination of our parents' first surnames represents the unity of two families and the formation of a new one. Hence, both surnames carry great value for many Hispanics.