Spanish Last Names

Coast or from the coast

Omen

Place of eagles

Small fortress

Dawn or white

Citadel or castle

The bridge

The cherry (tree)

The lighthouse or pottery

Raiding party

Noble and ready

Whitened or paved with white stones

Uncertain, possibly son of Álvaro (elf warrior)

Lover

From Aragon (valley)

Broad valley

Valley

Uncertain, possibly related to a branch or tree

Maple tree

From Arellano (Aurelius's farm)

Sands

Near the wall

Thin or emaciated

Uncertain, possibly son of Aria (noble)

Arms or weapons

Place of stones

Stream or brook

Place of holm oaks

Wormwood (plant)

From Ávila (uncertain origin)

From Avilés (Abilius's land)

Pasture on a slope

Fox or badger

Son of Pelayo (man of the sea)

Beard

Barrier or clay pit

Neighborhoods or districts

Baptist

Young cow or heifer

Bright raven

Son of Benito (blessed)

Bear brave (variant of Bernardo)

Scrubland or bramble

White or light-haired

Uncertain, possibly hut or cottage

Brave or fierce or wild

Good

Uncertain, possibly pasture of Amancio

Pasture or burnt land

Knight or horseman

Place of goats

Place of goats or goatherd

Street or alley

Bald

Uncertain, possibly crooked or crippled

Small chamber or room

Fields

Canals or channels

White-haired or gray-haired

Uncertain, possibly singer or edge

Bluish-purple (place of thistles)

Place of thistles

Uncertain pre-Roman origin

Dear or beloved

Holm oak tree

Cheek or small cart

Place of oak trees

Married

Chestnut grove

Castilians (from Castile)

Castle

Castle or fortress or ancient encampment

Horse feed or onions (uncertain)

Place of tree stumps or vines

Bristle or hair

Place of deer

Uncertain, possibly gecko or branch

Uncertain, possibly shorn head or bald

Plate or metal sheet

Keys

Place of swans

Merciful or gentle

Roundish cavities or small domes

Little Nicholas

Hill or mountain pass

Facing or opposite

Lamb

From Córdoba (good city or olive mill)

Crown

Crowned

Yard or enclosure

Yards or enclosures

Leather strap

Polite or courteous or from the court

Coast or slope

Curly-haired

Cross (dweller near a cross)

Uncertain, possibly hill or small collar

River basin

Slope or hill

Caves

From Ávila (uncertain origin)

Of the cross

Of the rose

From the city of León

Of the valley

Thin or slender

Son of Diego (teaching or supplanter)

Son of Diego (teaching or supplanter)

Sunday or belonging to the Lord

Son of Domingo (belonging to the Lord)

Female owners or nuns

Enduring or steadfast

New house

Son of Enrique (ruler of the home)

Climbing or scaling

Little bench

Place of broom (shrub)

Place of broom (shrub)

Uncertain, possibly place of esparto grass

Thorny or place of hawthorns

Hidden behind or covered place

Son of Esteban (crown)

Paved road

Place of beech trees

Happy or lucky

Son of Fernando (brave journey)

Blacksmith

Iron

Fig tree

Flowers

Dry spring

Frank or free or from Francia

Cold waters

Fountains or springs

Uncertain, possibly from a Germanic tribe

Gallant or dashing

From Galicia

Gawain (Arthurian origin) or bald

Son of Gome (man)

High place or barn

Uncertain, possibly son of García (bear)

Uncertain, possibly bear or young

Handsome or elegant

Heron

Shield bearer or youthful

Uncertain, possibly son of Jimeno (God has heard)

Uncertain, possibly Goth or good

Son of Gome (man)

Son of Gonzalo (battle domain)

Grace

Pomegranate trees

Kept or guarded

War

Warrior

Resolute protector

Son of Gutierre (he who rules in peace)

Good man or noble cadet

Fern

Inheritance or estate

Son of Hernando (brave journey)

Blacksmith or ironworks

Blacksmith

Nobleman or son of something

Uncertain, possibly sorcerer or playful

Orchard or vegetable garden

Stolen or kidnapped

Son of Ibán (John or God is gracious)

Valley or meadow

Churches (dweller near churches)

Islands

Uncertain, possibly place of jarama plants

Uncertain, possibly son of Jimeno (God has heard)

Son of Suero (variant of Suárez)

Sworn or juror

Lakes

Field or plain

Uncertain, possibly fern or pagan household god

God has helped

Loyal or faithful

Broad or flat

Lion or from the city of León

From Leiva (uncertain origin)

Flax fields

Wolf cub

Wolf

From Lomello (uncertain origin)

Son of Lope (wolf)

From Lora (laurel)

From Laurentum (laurel tree)

Wolf cub (variant of Lobato)

Flagstone

Healthy or lush or luxuriant

Bright star or morning star

From Lugo (sacred grove)

Moon

Messiah

Apple orchard

Wood or timber

From Madrid (water channel)

Uncertain pre-Roman origin

Ill-given or badly endowed

Powerful man or ruler

Tame or mild

Apple orchards

Dedicated to Mars

Seas

Pertaining to Mary or Marius

Of the sea or sailor

Son of Marcos (dedicated to Mars)

From Morocco

Hammer

Dedicated to Mars

Son of Martín (dedicated to Mars)

Gift of God

Brushwood or scrub

Uncertain, possibly badger or daisy

Larger or upper (field)

City

Son of Hermenegildo (immense tribute)

Ore or vein of metal

Son of Mendo (complete or sacrificed)

Cold mountain

Son of Hermenegildo (immense tribute)

Market

Shepherd of merino sheep or royal judge

Table or plateau

Table or plateau

Uncertain, possibly riverbank or boundary

Aemilianus (rival)

Mountain view

Admirable or view point

Uncertain, possibly blackbird or looking glass

Uncertain, possibly baker or wet

Mill or miller

Dragon mountain

Red mountain

White mountain

Mountain or mountaineer

Highest or largest mountain

Black mountain

Hunter or beater

King's mountain

Mountains

Mountains of the goose

Hills and valleys

Mulberry or blackberry

Mulberry trees

Uncertain, possibly related to Moor or dark

Black or dark reddish (usually of horses)

Dark-skinned person

Dark-haired or dark-skinned

Little Moor or andiron

Place of flies or gnats

Mound or hillock

Uncertain pre-Roman origin

Border or boundary

Uncertain, possibly son of Muño (hill)

Border or edge

Little wall

Wall

Between the rocks or cliffs

Orange tree

Uncertain, possibly abundant in water

Treeless plain

Small plain among hills

From Navarre (plain among hills)

Ship

Dark-complexioned

Very dark or black

Son of the snow or snow-covered

Grandson

Walnut grove

From Nolasco (uncertain origin)

Northern or upper place

New

Uncertain, possibly son of Nuño (ninth)

The field

Wolf

Place of foliage or leaves

Olive

Olive groves

Olive tree

Elm trees

Uncertain, possibly olive grove

Bear or wolf (uncertain origin)

Son of Ordoño (fortunate)

Aurelian's estate

Base of the mountain

Holly

Place of holly trees

High place

Garden or orchard

Uncertain, possibly nettle or quail

Uncertain, possibly son of Orti (fortunate)

Wolf hunter or bear

Uncertain, possibly bear

Place of gorse or furze

Height or hill

The valley

Uncertain, possibly bear

Peacock

Noble or thickset

Small oven or frying pan

Stone monument or patron

Son of Pelayo (man of the sea)

Palaces

Uncertain, possibly related to slope or ravine

Dovecotes

Young pigeon

Bread and water

Big belly or paunch

Brown or dark grey

Walls

Grapevine or trellis

Of Easter or Passover

Shepherd

Pagan or rustic

Peace

Stony place

Man of the sea

Rock or cliff

High rock

Good man (prud'homme)

Pear tree

Pear tree

Son of Pedro (rock or stone)

Pitcher or jug

Pepper

Pine cone or steep rock

Pine cone

Pine forest

Pine tree

Slate

Pleasant or agreeable

Town square

From Poland or pool

Fifth

Clubs or bludgeons

Small pass or gap

Meadow

Valued or esteemed

Dark-skinned or black

Bridge

Bridges

Polished or neat

Cheese maker or cheese

Cheese maker (variant of Quesada)

Portions of land (shared land)

Country house or market square

Renter of a fifth of a farm

Uncertain, possibly rocky place

Head shepherd

Son of Ramiro (famous counselor)

Branches (often referring to Palm Sunday)

Uncertain, possibly curved or bent

Smooth or flat

Given or gifted

Bold or daring

Strong or rocky (uncertain)

Son of Resendo (truth path)

King

Kings (often born on Epiphany)

Place of frogs or queenly (uncertain)

Rich

Corner

From La Rioja (Oja river)

Rivers

Riverbanks

Riverbank or shore

Curly

From Roa (wheel or wheel-shaped)

Oak forest

Oak trees

Black rock

Rock or cliff

Rhodes or wheels

Son of Rodrigo (famous ruler)

Red (reddish earth or hair)

Famous land

Roland (famous land) or large roll

Roman or from Rome

Pilgrim to Rome or rosemary

Blunt or flat-nosed

Rock

Rose

Pink or rosy

Rose bushes

Rosary

Roses

Red or red-haired

Street

Red-haired or blond

Wheel

Small streets or wheels

Son of Ruy (famous ruler)

Bald plain

Old hall

Shoemaker

Tasty or flavorful

Son of Sancho (sacred)

Son of Sancho (sacred)

Halls or rooms

Old hall

Willow tree

From Saldaña (uncertain origin)

Meadow in the valley

Salty

Salt mines

Psalter player or psaltery

Priest's pasture

Uncertain, possibly healing river

Son of Sancho (sacred)

Son of Sancho (sacred or holy)

Salt valley or woodland (uncertain)

Saint John

Saint Michael

Holy Cross

Saint Mary

Saint Anne (Santa Ana)

Saint Andrew

Saint James (Santo Iago)

Saint Julian

Saints (often born on All Saints' Day)

Saint Eligius

Sacred or holy (variant of Sancho)

Vine shoot

Willow grove

Dry or thin

Victory

Safe or secure

Place of burials

Cultivated field

Highlander or mountain dweller

Saw or mountain range

Seven fountains (variant of Cifuentes)

Forest or woods

Bramble or wood

Seed or source (uncertain)

Nephew

East wind or place exposed to the sun

Ancestral homes or lots

Ground or floor

Sun

Golden sun

Under the mountain

From Soria (uncertain origin)

From Soria

Seaweed or salty

Small thicket or grove

Thicket or grove

Largest thicket

Uncertain, possibly son of Suero (army)

Army or blood serum (uncertain)

From Tábara (hut or camp)

Uncertain, possibly related to a boundary

From Talamantes (end of the woods)

From Talavera (felled woodland)

Hut or fodder (uncertain)

From Thomas (twin)

Mud wall

From Tarragona

From Tábara (hut or camp)

Tiled roof

Yew tree grove

Son of Tello (ruler)

Uncertain, possibly holding or territory

Earth or land

Terraces

Shearer or scissor-maker

Drawn or stretched

From Toledo (uplifted or elevated)

Towers (dweller near towers)

Quarry of soft stone (tufa)

From Trejo (uncertain)

Boundary of three districts

From Trujillo (uncertain origin)

Beside the water

From Ulloa (uncertain origin)

Two waters

From Urueña (water or fern)

Between cities

Lower part of the town

Birch tree

Cow

From the valley

Uncertain, possibly strong valley

Little Valencia (brave or strong)

Strong or healthy

Small rod or stick

Uncertain, possibly steep hill or flooded land

Son of Vasco (from the Basque country)

Meadow or fertile plain

Crow or raven

Conquering or victorious

Life or vital

Town of wolves

New town

From Zamora (wild olives)

Canal or straight slope