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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".
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 ...
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)
These are the lists of the most common Spanish surnames in Spain, Mexico, Hispanophone Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), and other Latin American countries. The surnames for each section are listed in numerically descending order, or from most popular to least popular.
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 ...
"Take" for R, abbreviation of the Latin word recipe, meaning "take". Most abbreviations can be found in the Chambers Dictionary as this is the dictionary primarily used by crossword setters. However, some abbreviations may be found in other dictionaries, such as the Collins English Dictionary and Oxford English Dictionary .
García is the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of the population is named García) [13] and also the second most common surname in Mexico. In the 1990 United States Census, Garcia was the 18th most reported surname, accounting for 0.25% of the population. [14] It has become more common since then, jumping to eighth place in 2000.
Spanish naming customs include the orthographicoption of conjoining the surnames with the conjunctionparticle y, or ebefore a name starting with 'I', 'Hi' or 'Y', (both meaning "and") (e.g., José Ortega y Gasset, Tomás Portillo y Blanco, or Eduardo Dato e Iradier), following an antiquated aristocraticusage.