spanish surnames
( origin, meaning )

abascal ( spanish, priest's street )
aceves ( spanish, holly )
aguilar ( spanish, haunt of eagles )
alcarez ( spanish, cherry )
alonso ( spanish, noble )
alvarez ( spanish, son of alvaro )

balcazar ( spanish, protect the king )
bautista ( spanish, baptist )
bello ( spanish, handsome )

cano ( spanish, person with white hair/pale complexion )
castillo ( spanish, worker in a castle )
castro ( spanish, castle )
chavez ( spanish, keys )
cruz ( spanish, cross )

delgado ( spanish, thin person )
diaz ( spanish, son of diego )
duran ( spanish, steadfast )

fernández ( spanish, son of fernando )
flores ( spanish, flower )

garcía ( spanish, son of garcia )
garza ( spanish, heron )
gil ( spanish, shieldbearer )
gomez ( spanish, son of gomesano )
gonzalez ( spanish, war hall )
gutierrez ( spanish, son of gutierre )
guzman ( spanish, descendant of guzmán )

hernandez ( spanish, son of hernando/fernando )
herrera ( spanish, blacksmith )

iglesias ( spanish, churches )

jimenez ( spanish, gracious harkening )

lopez ( spanish, son of lope )

marín ( spanish, sailor )
martinez ( spanish, son of martin )
medina ( spanish, dweller near the market )
mendez ( spanish, son of mendel )
mendoza ( spanish, cold )
molina ( spanish, miller )
morales ( spanish, near a mulberry bush )
moreno ( spanish, person with dark hair/complexion )
muñoz ( spanish, hill )

ortega ( spanish, nettle plant )
ortiz ( spanish, son of orti )

peña ( spanish, rock )
perez ( spanish, son of pedro )

ramirez ( spanish, son of ramiro )
ramos ( spanish, branch )
reyes ( spanish, kings )
rivera ( spanish, riverbank )
rodriguez ( spanish, son of rodrigo )
romero ( spanish, pilgrim from rome )
rubio ( spanish, red-haired )
ruiz ( spanish, son of ruy )

salazar ( spanish, hall )
sanchez ( spanish, son of sancho )
santos ( spanish, saint )
serrano ( spanish, lives near mountain )
soto ( spanish, grove )
suarez ( spanish, son of suero )

torres ( spanish, tower )

valdez ( spanish, brave )
vargas ( spanish, steep hillside )
vazquez ( spanish, son of vasco )
vega ( spanish, dweller in the meadow )
velazquez ( spanish, son of velasco )
vidal ( spanish, vital )

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