Spanish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 1 of 2)

"abbot"

"by the coast"

"watered, sober"

Place of eagles

Open, prominent place

"from Alarcón"

"dawn" or "from Alba"

"a German"

From Alonso (Alfonso), "noble and ready"

"from Alvarado"

Son of Álvaro

"lover"

From the name Andrés

"apparition, Epiphany"

"from Aranda"

From Arellano

From the medieval given name Arias

"stream"

"from Ávila"

"from Ayala"

"barrier, clay pit"

"from Barrios"

"Baptist"

From Benavides in León

Son of Benito ("blessed")

"son of Bermudo"

White, fair

"son of Blasco"

Fierce, brave

"good"

"cattle pasture"

Knight, horseman

Place of goats

"from Cáceres"

"cauldron maker"

Bald

"crooked, lame"

Fields

White-haired

"from Cárdenas"

From Carmona (Seville)

From the Carranza valley

Holm oak, scrubland

"cheek" or "little cart"

"married man"

"houses"

"a Castilian"

Castle

Fort, fortified place

From Cervantes in Galicia

"from Cervera"

"lizard" or uncertain

From Chaves

From Cisneros in Palencia

"count"

"from Contreras"

"lamb"

From Córdoba

"yard, enclosure"

Courteous

Curly-haired

Cross

"slope"

Caves

Thin, slender

Son of Diego

Son of Diego

Son of Domingo

Enduring, steadfast

"broom field"

"squire, shield bearer"

"thorny place"

From Esquivel in Álava

Crown

"son of Esteban"

Road

"foundling"

"from Fajardo"

Son of Fernando

Blacksmith

Flowers; son of Floro

Springs

"brave, elegant"

Galician

"son of Galbo"

"son of García"

Debated; often linked to Basque "young"

Handsome, elegant

From Giles (Aegidius)

Son of Gimeno

Son of Gome (man)

Son of Gonzalo

"pomegranate groves"

Warrior, soldier

From Guevara in Álava

From the name Guillermo

Son of Gutierre

From Guzmán in Burgos

"from Heredia"

Son of Hernando (Fernando)

From the name Fernando

Forge, ironworks

Blacksmith

Nobleman, "son of something"

Son of Ibán (John)

The river meadow

Churches

Son of Jimeno

"from Lara"

From the name Lázaro

From León; lion

"flax fields"

Son of Lope, "wolf"

From Laurentum