Romero is a Spanish and Italian surname meaning:
- A person on a religious journey or pilgrimage from Rome ; procession of elevated holy items
- The pungent botanical herb of rosemary symbolizing remembrance and fidelity
- A guardian of religious cemeteries or shrines
González is a Spanish surname, the second most common in Spain. One of the five most common surnames in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela – González is one of the most common surnames in the entire Spanish-speaking world. As of 2017, it is the 13th most common surname in the United States.
Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez. The Portuguese variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include:
Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Contreras is a Spanish surname of toponymic origin, for "from the surrounding area". It is a common family name in the Hispanic-speaking world.
Rodríguez is a Spanish patronymic and a common surname in Spain, Latin America and the Philippines. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues.
Suárez is a common Spanish surname, widely spread throughout Latin America as a consequence of colonization. In origin it is a patronymic meaning "son of Suero" or "son of Soeiro". It is derived from the Latin name Suerius, meaning “Sugarman”. The surname originates to the province of Asturias in northwest Spain. This surname is most commonly found in Mexico, Spain, Cuba, and Argentina.
Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the name. Hernandes and Fernandes are their Portuguese equivalents.
Escobar is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez, is a surname from Spain. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco"
Castro is an Iberian surname coming from Latin castrum, a castle or fortress. It's English equivalent is Chester
Salgado is a Spanish and Portuguese surname and may refer to:
Moreno is a Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, and occasionally, an Italian surname. It may refer to:
Izquierdo is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Salas, from Spanish salas, is a Spanish surname and a common family name in the Hispanic-speaking world. It is ranked amongst the most common surnames found in Costa Rica and in Mexico.
Cabrera is a Spanish surname. It is the feminine form of "cabrero", meaning goatherd. Notable people with the surname include:
Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include:
López is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", Lope itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning "wolf". The surname is first attested in Old Castile in the heart of Spain, where the name originated in Visigothic times; however, the name is not of Germanic origin. Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is Lopes, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, its French equivalent is Loup, its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu and its Catalan and Valencian equivalent is Llopis.
Valdés is a Spanish toponymic surname of Asturian origin. Its appearance has been dated back to the times of the Reconquista in the municipality of Valdés, Asturias, where the eponymous lineage began. The area around the current town of Luarca was known as Val de Ese, "valley of the river Ese", as attested in medieval documents. This river would later be known as the Esva River. According to Luis de Valdés' Memorias (1622), the river itself took its name from the letter s due to its similar shape, although this is considered unlikely.
Herrera is a surname of Spanish origin, from the Latin word ferrāria, meaning "iron mine" or "iron works" and also the feminine of Latin ferrārius, "of or pertaining to iron"; or, alternatively, the feminine of Spanish herrero, which also gives the surname Herrero. Variants of the name include Errera, Ferrera and the less common Bherrera. Its equivalent in Portuguese and Galician is Ferreira. Also, because of Spanish naming customs, some people are listed here with their family name as their second-to-last name.
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