Spanish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 1 of 4)

"abbot"

Holly grove

From Acebes / holly

"by the coast"

From Acuña

"watered, sober"

From Aguayo

Place of eagles

Eagle place

Open, prominent place

Son of Alain / Alanís

"from Alarcón"

"dawn" or "from Alba"

A locality named from a path

A personal name, nickname or locality

The castle

Bridge / from Alcántara

From Alcaraz

"a German"

From Alfaro

From Almanza

From Alonso (Alfonso), "noble and ready"

High lookout

"from Alvarado"

Son of Álvaro

"lover"

Places named for yellow ground

From Amaya

From Ambriz / Iberian line

A Marian name associated with protection

From the female personal name Ana

From Anaya

From the name Andrés

Messenger, angel

Of the angels

From Anguiano

Corner

"apparition, Epiphany"

From Apodaka

At the bridge

From Aragon

"from Aranda"

Maple

From Aretxuloeta

From Arellano

Sands

From Arévalo

A landscape reference or an old nickname

From Argueta

From the medieval given name Arias

From Armendaritz

Cattle herd / drover

From Arredondo

From Arriola

Stony place

"stream"

Place of holm oaks

From the personal name Aurelio

From Álava / Ávalo

"from Ávila"

From Avilés

An Iberian town or an independent personal name

"from Ayala"

A dwelling or location below

A goshawk-related nickname or locality

Cow

An abbey or a related locality

Son of Pelayo / Peláez

A historical steward or official

A dancer-related nickname or another Aragonese route

From Balboa

From Baldera

From Baltasar, one of the Magi

A locality named Baño

Little baths

From Barajas

A boat-related name or a locality

A locality or a boat-related occupation

Young man / servant

Clay pit / from Barraza

"barrier, clay pit"

From Barrientos

An old physical nickname or a locality

"from Barrios"

"Baptist"

A locality or a named watercourse

A color-related nickname or a locality

Heifer

Handsome / fair

Bright raven

From Benavides in León

Son of Benito ("blessed")

A nickname for red hair or a ruddy complexion

"son of Bermudo"

Strong as a bear

New place

A plant-related locality or another landscape name

From Béthencourt

White, fair

"son of Blasco"

From Bolaños

From Bonilla

A pilgrim's staff or a locality

A coarse-cloth or sheep-related nickname

Fierce, brave

From Briones

"good"

A locality named for a fortified settlement

From Burgos

Summer pasture

"cattle pasture"

Knight, horseman

Hair

Place of goats

"from Cáceres"

Chain

"cauldron maker"

Bald

"crooked, lame"

From Camarena

Little chamber / place

Fields

Channels

A personal name or an old descriptive nickname

White-haired

A form of the Galician Carballo

Oak grove

"from Cárdenas"

From Cardona

From Carmona (Seville)

Dear, beloved

From the Carranza valley

Holm oak, scrubland

From a place named Carrión

Road

"cheek" or "little cart"

Cart-related trades with other Italian possibilities

"married man"

"houses"

Little houses

Chestnut grove

"a Castilian"

Castle

Fort, fortified place

From Cavazos / hollow