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The surname, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pero or Pedro (Peter)". At the same time, the name Pedro derives from the latin name Petrus, [ 1] meaning "rock or stone".
Peña (surname) Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname. The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages; the earliest public record of the surname dates to the 13th century in the Valley de Mena (Burgos) in the Kingdom of Castile. The origin of the last name is in present-day Galicia, Spain.
González is a Spanish name. Its origins trace back to a Visigothic name combining the words gunþo ( guntho) ( battle or war) and alf ( elf ); the Latinized form was Gundisalv. As the Spanish language developed, the name transformed into Gonzalo and its surname derivative González. [ 4] Some believe the name to mean "war hall", as evidenced ...
Martínez (often spelled without the acute accent on the "I") is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in the Spanish regions of Navarre, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín (with an accent on the "i"). It originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son ...
Jiménez is a patronymic surname of Iberian origin, first appearing in the Basque lands. Jiménez is a patronymic construction from the modern-styled given name Jimeno, plus the Spanish suffix -ez, representing 'son of' Jimeno. The root appears to stem from Basque semen ('son'), attested in Aquitanian inscriptions as Sembeconnis and like forms.
Perez or Pérez is a male given name which may refer to: Perez (son of Judah), son of Judah and Tamar from the Old Testament of the Bible. Perez Ahabwe (born 1961), Ugandan economist and politician. Perez ben Elijah (died 1295), French tosafist. Perez Benjamin (1791–1850), farmer and politician in Nova Scotia (in present-day Canada)
Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite [a]) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's first surname.
Meaning. "pear tree". Region of origin. Portugal, and Galiciaregion of Spain. Other names. Variant form(s) Da Pereira, Dapereira, Pereyra, Pereiras, Pereyras, Perera, Pereire, Peral, Perales and others. The coat of arms of Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira. The cross, which is a cross flory voided, is a common charge found in the coats of arms of ...