Spanish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 2 of 4)

From Cáceres / hunt

From Ceballos / onion grounds

Eyebrow, ridge

Rye

From Cepeda / vine stock

Bristle / de la Cerda

From Cervantes in Galicia

"from Cervera"

"lizard" or uncertain

Metal plate

New house

From Chaves

From Cisneros in Palencia

A Christian personal-name tradition

Dweller by a hill pass

Farm tenant / foster brother

Dove

"count"

"from Contreras"

"lamb"

From Córdoba

Dogwood

Crown

Crowned, tonsured

Commander, colonel

"yard, enclosure"

Leather strap

Courteous

A place-name form; also an Italian name

Red caves

Curly-haired

Cross

From Cuéllar

"slope"

Caves

A surname form associated with Daniel

Of Ávila

Of the rose

Of the tower

Of León

Of the saints

Of Jesus

Of the river

Little slender one

Thin, slender

Son of Diego

Son of Diego

Son of Domingo

From Dueñas

Enduring, steadfast

New house

My God is Yahweh

Near the church

Son of Enrique

From Escalante

Staircase / stepped slope

From Escamilla

"broom field"

From Escobedo / broom

"squire, shield bearer"

Place of esparto

Thorn-bush place

Hawthorn

"thorny place"

From Esquivel in Álava

Crown

"son of Esteban"

Road

"foundling"

"from Fajardo"

Falcon

Returned Christian soldier

Happy, fortunate

Lucky, happy

Son of Fernando

Blacksmith

Fig tree

Flowers; son of Floro

Cold

Springs

A personal-name formation or Italian place connection

From Galicia

From the first name Galindo

"brave, elegant"

Galician

Gawain

"son of Galbo"

From Gamboa

Son of Gamo

High place

"son of García"

Debated; often linked to Basque "young"

From Garibai

Handsome, elegant

Heron

Gaitán / Gaytán

From Giles (Aegidius)

Son of Gimeno

Heraldic gore / Girón house

Son of Godino

From a place named Godoy

Son of Gome (man)

Son of Gonzalo

Battle elf

A Marian reference to grace

"pomegranate groves"

Guarded

A watch place, settlement, or guard occupation

Warrior, soldier

From Guevara in Álava

From the name Guillermo

Son of Gutierre

From Guzmán in Burgos

From Haro

Son of Enrique

"from Heredia"

Son of Hernando (Fernando)

From the name Fernando

Forge, ironworks

Blacksmith

Nobleman, "son of something"

Place of fennel

From Holguín

Orchard, garden

Stolen, snatched away

Son of Ibán (John)

The river meadow

Churches

Young prince

Old town

Left-handed

Son of Jaime

Rockrose scrub

Place of rockrose

From Jaso

Palace / manor

Son of Jimeno

Son of Suero

Sworn town officer

Lagoon, small lake

"from Lara"

From the name Lázaro

From Lazo, or a ribbon nickname

From Ledesma

From Leiva