List of common Spanish surnames

List of the most common Surnames in Spain. • García – 1,378,000 people (3.48%) Pre-Roman, Basque. • Fernández – 851,000 (2.15%) Son of Fernando; Germanic • González – 839,000 (2.12%) Son of Gonzalo, from the Latinised form Gundisalvus; Germanic • Rodríguez – 804,000 (2.03%) Son of Rodrigo, Roderic; Germanic • López – 796,000 (2.01%) Son of Lope, Latin Lupus, meaning wolf • Martínez – 788,000 (1.97%) Son of Martín, Son of Martino, Latin Martis, genitive form of Mars • Sánchez – 725,000 (1.83%) Son of Sancho, Latin Sanctius • Pérez – 709,000 (1.79%) Son of Pedro, Latin Petrus • Martín – 459,000 (1.16%) • Gómez – 440,000 (1.11%) Son of Gomes, Gomo, or Gomaro; Germanic • Ruiz – 321,000 (0.81%) Son of Ruy, variation or short for Rodrigo • Hernández – 305,000 (0.77%) Son of Hernando, variation of Fernando • Jiménez – 293,000 (0.74%) Son of Jimeno, Xemeno, or Ximeno • Díaz – 293,000 (0.74%) Son of Diego • Álvarez – 273,000 (0.69%) Son of Álvaro, from Alvar; Germanic • Moreno – 261,000 (0.66%) Brown-haired, tanned, brunet • Muñoz – 241,000 (0.61%) Son of Munio; Pre-Roman • Alonso – 206,000 (0.52%) Variation of Alfonso; Germanic • Gutiérrez – 170,000 (0.43%) Son of Gutier, Gutierre, or Gualtierre; Germanic • Romero – 170,000 (0.43%) (pilgrim) (can also be Italian in origin) • Navarro – 158,400 (0.40%) Navarrese, "from Navarre"; toponym • Torres – 134,600 (0.34%) Towers; toponym • Domínguez – 134,600 (0.34%) Son of Domingo, from Latin Domenicus, Dominus, "master" • Gil – 134,600 (0.34%) From older form Egidio; patronymic • Vázquez – 130,000 (0.33%) Son of Vasco or Velasco • Serrano – 122,700 (0.31%) "Highlander" • Ramos – 118,000 (0.30%) Branches; meaning born during Christian festivity Palm Sunday • Blanco – 118,000 (0.30%) "White" • Sanz – 106,900 (0.27%) • Castro – 102,900 (0.26%) "castle, fort, village". See castro and castrum • Suárez – 102,900 (0.26%) Son of Suero or Suaro; unknown origin • Ortega – 99,000 (0.25%) From Ortiga, nettle plant • Rubio – 99,000 (0.25%) Blond, fair-haired; Latin Rubeus, meaning ruddy, reddish • Molina – 99,000 (0.25%) (Mill, place with mills) • Delgado – 95,000 (0.24%) "Thin man" • Ramírez – 95,000 (0.24%) Son of Ramiro, Radamir, or Radmir; Germanic • Morales – 95,000 (0.24%) Blackberry groves • Ortiz – 87,120 (0.22%) Son of Orti; from Basque Ortún, from Latin Fortis, meaning strong one, or Latin Fortunius, meaning fortunate one • Marín - 83,160 (0.21%) Latin Marinus, meaning marine • Iglesias – 83,160 (0.21%) "Churches" Source: – Data from December 1999. (2004 data confirmation of top 25) ==Mexico==

List of the most common surnames in Mexico: • Hernández – 5,526,929 • García – 4,129,360 • Martínez – 3,886,887 • González – 3,188,693 • López – 3,148,024 • Rodríguez – 2,744,179 • Pérez – 2,746,468 • Sánchez – 2,234,625 • Ramírez – 2,070,723 • Flores – 1,392,707 – From Asturias meaning "Flowers" • Gómez – 989,295 • Torres – 841,966 • Díaz – 811,553 • Vásquez – 806,894 • Cruz – 800,874 – From Castile meaning "Cross" • Morales – 771,796 • Gutiérrez – 748,789 • Reyes – 738,320 – Meaning either "Kings" or "Royalty" • Ruíz – 708,718 • Jiménez – 670,453 – From Basque • Mendoza – 613,683 – From Basque meaning "Mountain" • Aguilar – 611,904 – Meaning eagles nest, from Latin aquilare 'haunt of eagles' • Ortíz – 576,989 – From Basque or Latin, Son of Orti • Álvarez – 557,332 • Castillo – 553,799 – Meaning "Castle" • Romero – 540,922 – Can be either Spanish or Italian, and have multiple meanings. • Moreno – 539,927 • Chávez – 517,392 – From Portuguese and Galician, from various places by the name, places derive name from Latin clavis “keys” or aquis Flaviis “at the waters of Flavius” • Rivera – 508,022 – Meaning either "Riverbank" or "Roadside" • Ramos – 455,728 • Herrera – 451,226 – From the Latin word ferrāria, meaning either "Iron Mine" or "Iron Works". • Medina – 431,518 – From the Arabic word madina, meaning city. • Vargas – 427,854 – From Spanish and Portuguese, from various places called Vargas, meaning variously "thatched hut", "steep slope", or "fenced pastureland which becomes waterlogged in winter". • Castro – 419,216 – Meaning "village" especially the “hill forts” of the Galician area • Méndez – 410,239 – Son of Mendo • Guzmán – 392,284 – From Burgos • Fernández – 385,741 – Son of Fernando • Juárez – 384,929 – Regional variant of Suárez, meaning swineherd, from Latin suerius • Muñoz – 376,633 – Son of Muño • Ortega – 372,471 • Salazar – 368,231 – From Burgos, meaning in Basque "Old hall" • Rojas – 365,457 – From various places in Burgos or Lugo called Rojas, meaning "red" • Guerrero – 361,557 – Meaning "Warrior" • Contreras – 358,521 – "from the surrounding area", toponymic • 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 • Estrada – 324,103 – From various places called Estrada, meaning "road", from Latin stata "via" denoting a paved way. • Soto – 306,227 – From various places called Soto, meaning "grove" or "small wood", from Latin saltus • Cortez – 301,954 – Incorrect spelling of Cortés, meaning "courteous" or "polite" ==Hispanophone Caribbean==

Cuba List of the most common surnames in Cuba: • Rodríguez – 301,136 • Pérez – 300,189 • González – 262,311 • Hernández – 215,593 • García – 208,965 • Martinez – 148,674 • Diaz – 136,364 • Fernández – 134,470 • López – 127,525 • Álvarez – 101,010 Dominican Republic List of the most common surnames in the Dominican Republic: • Rodríguez – 225,321 • Pérez – 158,059 • Martínez – 141,259 • García – 137,124 • Reyes – 104,892 • Sánchez – 104,392 • Díaz – 95,106 • Peña – 94,396 • Jiménez – 92,978 • Ramírez – 92,863 • Hernández – 91,080 • Rosario – 89,630 • González – 85,757 • Santana – 81,973 • Núñez – 79,374 • Castillo – 78,338 • De la Cruz – 76,977 – Meaning "Of the Cross" • Cruz – 64,613 • Guzmán – 63,073 • Gómez – 62,310 • Santos – 60,613 – A name of Christian origins, meaning "Saints". • López – 59,566 • Fuentes – 58,518 – Meaning "Fountains". • Vásquez – 56,149 Puerto Rico List of the most common surnames in Puerto Rico: • Sanchez - 128,384 • Rivera - 114,777 • Diaz - 107,640 • Rodriguez- 102,137 • Narvaez - 70,764 • Burgos - 68,522 • Colón - 64,692 • Vázquez - 62,659 • Ramos - 60,232 • Ortiz - 60,231 • Morales - 56,574 • Betancourt - 53,974 • Cruz - 52,117 • Santiago - 51,371 • Reyes - 48,780 • Perez - 48,461 ==Other Hispanic American countries==

Guatemala List of the most common surnames in Guatemala: • Lopez - 371,525 • Garcia - 285,670 • Morales - 228,167 • Hernández - 222,755 • Pérez - 209,963 • González - 208,795 • Rodríguez - 135,978 • De León - 134,010 • Martínez - 123,186 • Castillo - 116,298 • Estrada - 115,252 • Marroquín - 113,961 • Gómez - 110,824 • Vásquez - 102,153 • Méndez - 98,462 • Reyes - 95,449 ==See also==