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 Arévalo

From the medieval given name Arias

"stream"

"from Ávila"

"from Ayala"

"barrier, clay pit"

"from Barrios"

"Baptist"

Heifer

From Benavides in León

Son of Benito ("blessed")

"son of Bermudo"

White, fair

"son of Blasco"

From Bonilla

Fierce, brave

"good"

Summer pasture

"cattle pasture"

Knight, horseman

Hair

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

Dweller by a hill pass

"count"

"from Contreras"

"lamb"

From Córdoba

"yard, enclosure"

Courteous

Curly-haired

Cross

From Cuéllar

"slope"

Caves

Thin, slender

Son of Diego

Son of Diego

Son of Domingo

Enduring, steadfast

New house

From Escamilla

"broom field"

"squire, shield bearer"

Place of esparto

"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

Heron

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"

Place of fennel

Stolen, snatched away

Son of Ibán (John)

The river meadow

Churches

Place of rockrose

Son of Jimeno

"from Lara"

From the name Lázaro

From Ledesma

From León; lion

"flax fields"

Son of Lope, "wolf"

From Laurentum

Lush, vigorous

From Lucena