| 72 |
Abad |
Surname probably based on an Arabic surname prefix. It derived from the Arabic word abd meaning "servant." Combined with the definite article al / el (the), it serves as the initial component of many Arabic compound names. |
74,628 |
| 95 |
Abella |
Catalan, Galician, and Spanish surname probably based on a toponym referring to one of many places by that name in Catalonia, Galicia, and Santander. The name could also be based on a Catalan and Galician occupational surname for a bee keeper or on a moniker for an active, agile person. It derived from the noun abella meaning "bee." |
57,614 |
| 62 |
Agustin |
Surname based on the male Spanish given name Agustin. It derived from the Latin word augere which means "to increase"; the complete meaning of the name Augustine is "the revered, great, or exalted" and was commonly used when referring to Roman emperors. |
83,779 |
| 36 |
Alcántara |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of several places by this name. The name could have derived from the Arabic meaning "the bridge." |
111,620 |
| 32 |
Ang |
Surname probably based on the Chinese surname Ang. It derived from the Chinese adjective and noun hong which means "vast," "immense," or "flood." |
121,093 |
| 29 |
Angeles |
Spanish surname based on a toponym, or a religious name. The name could have referred to any location named Ángeles or Los Ángeles in Spain. It could also represent a short form of the religious name María de los Ángeles which meant "Mary of the angels." |
130,824 |
| 40 |
Antonio |
Surname based on the male Italian and Spanish given name Antonio. It derived from the Roman surname Antonius; the name's exact meaning is currently unknown. It corresponds to the English name Anthony. |
108,333 |
| 8 |
Aquino |
Spanish surname of Italian origin. During the Christianization, it was used by Spanish and Portuguese Dominican priests in honor of Tommaso d'Aquino. |
271,122 |
| 90 |
Arellano |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a place named Arellano in Navarre, Spain. It derived from the Late Latin as fundus Aurelianus, meaning "the estate of Aurelius." |
69,537 |
| 86 |
Asunción |
Spanish surname probably based on the matronymic form of the female Spanish given name Asunción. It was probably bestowed with reference to the religious holiday of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Our Lady of the Assumption). |
71,921 |
| 55 |
Atienza |
Surname based on a toponym referring to a place called Atienza in Guadalajara, Spain. The exact meaning of the name is currently unknown. |
91,384 |
| 4 |
Bautista |
Spanish surname based on the male Spanish given name Bautista. The name derived from the male Latin given name Baptiste, originating in the Greek verb bapto (to dip). |
425,791 |
| 85 |
Beltrán |
Catalan and Spanish surname based on the male Spanish given name Beltrán. The name means "bright raven" and has Germanic origins, combining the components berht (bright) and hraban (raven). |
64,381 |
| 57 |
Bernardo |
Surname probably based on the Portuguese patronymic of the male given names Bernhard or Beornheard. The name derived from the Germanic compound Bernhard which combined the elements bern (bear) and hard (brave). |
89,773 |
| 67 |
Borja |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a place by that name in Zaragoza, Spain, or to any other place named with the Arabic noun burj meaning "tower." |
77,915 |
| 63 |
Briones |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a town called Briones in the Logroño province. The exact meaning of this name is currently unknown. |
82,361 |
| 98 |
Canlas |
Surname probably based on a Galician toponym referring to a place called Las Canles in Ourense, Galicia. The name derived from the Galician noun canle originating in the Latin canal for "channel." |
58,516 |
| 89 |
Carlos |
Surname based on the male Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish given name Carlos. The name derived from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "man" or more specifically "a free man" or "a holder of lands." The English names Carl and Charles are relatives. |
60,385 |
| 65 |
Chávez |
Portuguese and Spanish surname based on a spelling variant of the Portuguese toponym Cháves. The name referred to one of several places named Cháves. It could have derived from the Portuguese word for "keys," which could have referred to "the keys to Heaven." |
80,170 |
| 7 |
Chua |
Surname probably based on the Chinese surname Chua. It derived from the Chinese noun cai which means "large turtles." In ancient China, the shells of large turtles were used in divination. It also refers to a state in the Zhou Dynasty. |
296,642 |
| 46 |
Concepción |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of many places named La Concepción. The name derived from the female religious given name originating in the Late Latin noun conception which meant "conception" and was a reference to the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary. |
100,342 |
| 44 |
Córpuz |
Spanish surname based on a variant spelling of the name Corpus. It derived as a short form of the Latin given name Corpus Christi. It meant "body of Christ" and referred to the religious holiday in May. |
102,919 |
| 31 |
Cortez |
Spelling variation of a Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish surname probably based on the adjective cortés derived from the Old French adjective curteis which meant "courteous" and "polite." The name could have been a moniker for a well-mannered person and was probably used ironically as well. The English surname Curtis can be considered an equivalent. The name Cortés could also be based on a toponym referring to one of the many places in Portugal and Spain with names containing the word cortes meaning "courts." |
123,864 |
| 61 |
de Castro |
Galician, Italian, Jewish (Sephardic), Portuguese, and Spanish surname based on a toponym. It derived from the Latin noun castrum meaning "castle" preceded by the Spanish preposition de meaning "of" or "from." The name could have referred to someone living near a castle, to someone involved in the construction of a castle, or to someone in the castle's service. |
84,552 |
| 35 |
de Jesus |
Spanish patronymic surname based on the male Latin given name Jesus preceded by the Spanish preposition de. The name was given to Jesuits when taking the vows and also given to natives of other lands being converted to Christianity. The name derived from the Greek version Iesous of the Aramaic name Yeshua originating in the Hebrew name Yoshua. |
116,517 |
| 100 |
de la Cruz |
Spanish patronymic surname probably based on the male Latin given name Cruz, meaning "of Cruz." The name derived from the Portuguese and Spanish words cruz meaning "cross" and referred to the crucifixion. The name could have also developed as an occupational surname for the maker or seller of crosses. |
56,712 |
| 9 |
de Leon |
Spanish patronymic surname based on the male Spanish given name León derived from the Latin name Leo meaning "lion" and preceded by the Spanish preposition de meaning "of" or "from." The name could also be based on a toponym referring to the Kingdom of León. |
232,841 |
| 54 |
de Vera |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of many places named La Vera or Vera. The name derived from the Spanish noun vera meaning "edge" or "river bank" preceded by the Spanish preposition de meaning "of" or "from." |
92,866 |
| 19 |
del Rosario |
Portuguese and Spanish surname based on a toponym, occupational surname, or religious name. It derived from the Spanish noun rosario meaning "rosary" preceded by the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the." The name could have referred to someone living near or taking care of a rosary. It was also given to girls born on the first Sunday in October, the Our Lady of the Rosary festival. |
164,787 |
| 3 |
dela Cruz |
Spanish patronymic surname probably based on the male Latin given name Cruz, meaning "of Cruz." The name derived from the Portuguese and Spanish words cruz meaning "cross" and referred to the crucifixion. The name could have also developed as an occupational surname for the maker or seller of crosses. |
518,206 |
| 11 |
Delos |
Surname based on a variant of the Catalan surnames d’Alós or d’Alòs. The derived as toponyms referring to any of the towns named with those words. The exact meaning of the name is currently unknown. |
205,903 |
| 16 |
Dizon |
Filipino surname based on a variant of the Spanish surname Izón. It derived from a toponym of unknown origin. |
182,703 |
| 17 |
Domingo |
Spanish surname based on the male spanish given name Domingo. It derived from the Latin name Dominicus which meant "of the Lord." |
170,523 |
| 21 |
Enriquez |
Spanish surname based on the male Spanish given name Enríquez. The name derived from the Germanic name Heimirich meaning "home ruler"; the English name Henry is a relative. |
142,038 |
| 66 |
Esguerra |
Surname based on a variant spelling of the Basque surname Ezkerra, a moniker for a left-handed person. It derived from the Basque adjective esker meaning "left-handed." It is the equivalent of the English surname Kerr. |
78,688 |
| 81 |
Espinosa |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a place with lots of pricky shrubs. The name derived from the Spanish noun espina meaning "thorn." |
68,441 |
| 38 |
Espiritu |
Spanish surname based on the given name Espíritu. It derived from the short form of the religious byname del Espíritu Santo. Originating in the Latin Spiritus Sanctus, it was often given to children born on Easter Sunday. |
110,653 |
| 75 |
Estrada |
Catalan and Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of many places in Portugal and Spain by that name or to someone living in a street. The name derived from the Portuguese word estrada meaning "road." |
73,597 |
| 91 |
Estrella |
Castilian Spanish surname based on a toponym, female given name, moniker, or religious name. The name derived from the Spanish word estrella which means "star" and could have referred to one of many places at which roads intersected in the shape of a star. It could also be based on the female Spanish given name Estrella, derived from the Latin name Stella meaning "star," or refer to María de la Estrella. |
58,581 |
| 30 |
Evangelista |
Italian and Spanish occupational surname for an evangelist. The name is based on the two Greek words eu (good) and angelos (messenger), meaning "bringer of good news." |
127,666 |
| 45 |
Fajardo |
Galician surname based on a toponym referring to a location by a beech tree or in a beech wood. It derived from the Late Latin fagea for "beech tree." |
100,342 |
| 96 |
Fernando |
Portuguese surname based on the male given name Fernando. The name derived from the old Spanish form Ferdinando of the Germanic name Fardinand; fardi meaning "journey" and -nand standing for "brave." |
60,063 |
| 12 |
Francisco |
Surname based on the male Portuguese and Spanish given name Francisco. The name derived from the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman." The English names Fran, Francis, and Frank are relatives. |
204,679 |
| 60 |
Galang |
Meaning and origin of this Filipino surname are currently unknown. |
84,746 |
| 93 |
Gamboa |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a place with a rounded mountain top. It derived from the words gain meaning "peak" and boa meaning "rounded." The name could also refer to one of two Basque groups who carried candles to church up high, gamboínos or on foot oñacinos. |
58,774 |
| 87 |
Gonzaga |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a place by the name Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy. The exact meaning of this name is currently unknown. |
72,437 |
| 64 |
Guevarra |
Surname based on a variant spelling of the Castilian Spanish surname Guevara, derived from the Basque name Gebara. The name originated in a toponym referring to a place in Basque Country; its meaning is "flat place." |
80,943 |
| 59 |
Guzmán |
Castilian Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to the village of Guzmán in the Burgos region of Spain. The name could have also derived from a Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational surname for a metalworker, based on the Yiddish words gus (to caste) and man (man). |
87,904 |
| 53 |
Ignacio |
Surname based on the male Spanish given name Ignacio. It derived from the male pre-Roman given name Íñigo; its meaning is currently unknown. It is also possible that the name derived from the Roman surname Egnatius of unknown meaning. Its spelling was later altered to resemble the Latin noun ignis meaning "fire." |
93,768 |
| 82 |
Ilagan |
Meaning and origin of this Filipino surname are currently unknown. |
67,539 |
| 23 |
Javier |
Spanish surname based on the male Spanish given name Javier which developed from the Catalan name Xavier. The name derived from a toponym referring to Etxaberri in Basque, meaning "the new place." |
152,156 |
| 77 |
Lao |
Surname probably based on a Chinese moniker, title, or occupational surname. The name derived from the Chinese word liu which means "axe-like weapon." It also refers to the surname of the royal family of the Han dynasty. It was the most common surname for government officials in Chinese history. |
73,403 |
| 48 |
Legaspi |
Basque surname based on a toponym referring to Legazpi in Gipuzkoa or to any place known for its gravel fields. It derived from the Basque words lega for "gravel" and azpi for "lower area." |
97,828 |
| 5 |
Lim |
Surname probably based on the Korean surname Lim. It derived from Im Gyeon, a son of Bi Gan, uncle of the last king of the Shang dynasty. He was given the surname Im which means "forest" because he was born in a forest. |
415,802 |
| 68 |
Luna |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a village called Luna (moon) in Zaragoza, Spain. The name was common among the nobility in Valladolid. |
77,528 |
| 83 |
Magno |
Spanish surname probably based on a moniker. It could have derived from a short version of Alamangno meaning "Germanic" or from magno meaning "big" or "fat." |
67,217 |
| 73 |
Mallari |
Meaning and origin of this name are currently unknown. |
74,628 |
| 20 |
Manalo |
Filipino surname probably based on the male Catalan given name Manaló. It derived from a diminutive of the male given name Manel, a short form of Emanuel. It derived from the Hebrew name Immanuel meaning "God is with us." |
142,167 |
| 51 |
Manuel |
Surname based on the male Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name Manuel. It developed as the short form of Emmanuel, derived from the Hebrew name Immanuel meaning "God is with us." The English name Emmanuel is a relative. |
99,375 |
| 88 |
Marasigan |
The exact meaning of this preßHispanic Filipino surname is currently unknown. |
63,479 |
| 47 |
Mariano |
Surname based on the male Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese given name Mariano. It derived from the male Roman name Marius, ultimately originating in the name Mars for the Roman god of war. The name could also be based on a toponym referring to a place called Mariano in Italy. |
98,730 |
| 37 |
Medina |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to an Arabic city. It derived from the Arabic noun madina meaning "city." In Spain, the name was first common in Burgos and Valladolid. |
110,717 |
| 14 |
Mercado |
Spanish surname based on a toponym or occupational surname. It derived from the Spanish noun mercado (market) and could have referred to someone working at or living near the market. The name could have also developed based on the Basque noun merkado, meaning "area of lime trees." |
198,814 |
| 24 |
Miranda |
Jewish (Sephardic), Portuguese, and Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of many places called Miranda in Portugal and Spain. The name could have derived from the Latin miranda, meaning "to watch" and "to admire." |
141,651 |
| 18 |
Ocampo |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to either the town Ocampo in Galicia or to any area with lots of fields. The name derived from a combination of the Galician definite article o (the) and campo meaning "field." A variation of it is the surname Ocampos. |
151,705 |
| 10 |
Ong |
Surname probably based on the Chinese surname Ong. It derived from the Chinese title wang which means "ruler." |
213,894 |
| 43 |
Padilla |
Castilian Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of many places by that name. The name could have derived from the Spanish term padilla meaning "frying pan" originating in the Latin noun patina, meaning "dish," often used to describe a corresponding landform. |
104,466 |
| 71 |
Panganiban |
Meaning and origin of this Filipino surname are currently unknown. |
75,530 |
| 74 |
Pangilinan |
Meaning and origin of this Filipino surname are currently unknown. |
73,726 |
| 79 |
Pascua |
Spanish surname probably based on a short form of the male Spanish given name Pascual. The name derived from the Latin word paschalis which referred to "Easter" originating in the Hebrew pesach meaning "Passover." |
72,050 |
| 56 |
Peralta |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of the many places by the name Peralta in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre, Spain. The name derived from the Latin petra alta which means "high rock." |
90,804 |
| 28 |
Pineda |
Catalan and Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of the many places named Pineda. The name derived from the Catalan and Spanish noun pineda meaning "pine forest." |
132,242 |
| 69 |
Robles |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a place with an abundance of oak trees. The name derived from the plural of the Spanish noun roble meaning "oak." |
76,948 |
| 70 |
Roque |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of several places so named. The name derived from the Catalan noun roca meaning "rock," probably originating in the French noun rocque. |
76,432 |
| 41 |
Rosales |
Spanish surname probably based on a toponym referring to one of the many places called Rosales in Spain. The name derived from the Spanish plural noun rosa meaning "roses" and could therefore have also been used as an occupational surname for a grower or seller of roses or a moniker. |
105,819 |
| 97 |
Rosario |
Portuguese and Spanish surname based on a toponym, occupational surname, or religious name. It derived from the Spanish noun rosario meaning "rosary." The name could therefore have referred to someone living near or taking care of a rosary. It was also given to girls born on the first Sunday in October, the Our Lady of the Rosary festival. |
56,970 |
| 58 |
Roxas |
Surname based on a variant spelling of the Spanish surname Rojas, probably a toponym referring to Rojas in Burgos and Guadalajara, Spain. The name derived from the Spanish adjective rojo meaning "red." As a moniker, the name could have referred to someone with red hair. |
88,290 |
| 34 |
Salazar |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to Salazar in Burgos, Spain. The name derived from the Basque sala meaning "hall" and zaar meaning "old," making it the Basque equivalent of the Spanish surname Saavedra which means "old building." |
118,709 |
| 33 |
Salvador |
Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese surname probably based on the male given name Salvador. It derived from the Latin salvare (to save) and meant "savior." The name could also be based on an Asturian, Galician, or Spanish toponym referring to any of the places called Salvador in Spain. |
118,773 |
| 49 |
Samson |
Surname based on the male English and French given name Samson. It derived from the male Hebrew given name Shimshon, a diminutive of shemesh meaning "sun." |
95,573 |
| 25 |
Sarmiento |
Spanish surname based on a toponym, an occupational surname, or a moniker. It derived from the Spanish noun sarmiento for "grape vine" and could have referred to a region known for its vineyards or to a winegrower. As a nickname, it could have denoted a tall thin person. |
135,078 |
| 76 |
Sevilla |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to the capital of Andalusia, Sevilla. The name has Phoenician origins; its meaning is currently unknown. |
73,597 |
| 39 |
Sison |
Filipino surname based on the Tagalog term sison, meaning "fourth grandson." The name could also be based on the Spanish surname Sisón. It derived from the Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental surname Sisón meaning "sandpiper" or from a moniker meaning "petty swindler." |
109,299 |
| 99 |
Solís |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to Solís in Asturias. The name derived from the Latin noun sol meaning "sun." |
56,970 |
| 15 |
Soriano |
Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic) surname based on a toponym referring to Soria in Castile. It derived from the Spanish adjective soriano meaning "from Soria." |
188,954 |
| 22 |
Sy |
Meaning and origin of this surname are currently unknown. |
176,967 |
| 84 |
Tamayo |
Castilian Spanish surname based on a toponym. The name probably derived from a Basque term meaning "pasture." |
66,057 |
| 2 |
Tan |
Surname probably based on the Chinese surname Tan whoch developed from the Chinese adjective chen and means "old." Its spelling derived from Southeast Asia. |
532,577 |
| 101 |
Tiu |
Filipino surname probably based on a male given name. Variations of it include Tio and Tió. The exact meaning of this name is currently unknown. |
56,132 |
| 13 |
Tolentino |
Spanish, Italian, and Jewish surname based on the male Spanish given name Tolentino. It derived from a toponym referring to the city of Tolentino in Italy. |
200,168 |
| 52 |
Trinidad |
Surname probably based on the religious given name Trinidad. It derived from the name of the religious holiday of the Holy Trinity and was originally given to someone born on that day. The name could also be based on a toponym referring to one of several places named La Trinidad. |
94,606 |
| 94 |
Tuazón |
Filipino surname based on a variant of the name Tuason meaning "eldest grandson." |
57,872 |
| 42 |
Valencia |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to the city of Valencia in eastern Spain. The name derived from the Latin title Valentia Edetanorum which means "courage on Edetani land." |
105,691 |
| 92 |
Valenzuela |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of several places so named in Spain. The name derived from a diminutive of Valencia, meaning "little Valencia." |
69,666 |
| 50 |
Vergara |
Spanish surname based on a spelling variant of the Basque toponym Bergara, referring to one of the places so called in the Basque Country. The name could have derived from a combination of the Basque words bera meaning "the same" and gara meaning "hill." |
95,186 |
| 6 |
Villanueva |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to one of many places in Spain called Villanueva. The name derived from the Latin words villa (village) and nueva (new), meaning "new village." |
356,834 |
| 78 |
Villegas |
Spanish surname based on a toponym referring to a place by the name Villegas in Burgos, Spain. The exact meaning of this name is currently unknown. |
73,081 |
| 26 |
Yap |
Surname probably based on the Chinese surname Yap. Itderived from the Chinese noun ye which means "leaf." This surname was particularly common in southern China. |
141,071 |
| 27 |
Yu |
Surname probably based on the Chinese surname Yu. It derived from the Chinese word yu which means "surplus." This surname was particularly common in southern China. |
134,369 |
| 80 |
Zamora |
Spanish surname based on a toponym related to the city or province of Zamora in Spain. The exact meaning of the name is currently unknown. |
70,632 |
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