Santa Cruz or Santacruz is a surname of Iberian origin, referring to the holy cross, symbol of Christianity.
González is a Spanish surname, the second most common in Spain, as well as one of the five most common surnames in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela, and 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.
Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the Philippines, the adopted Tagalog word is rendered to "krus" in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname.
Benítez is a surname of Spanish origin. It is thought to have originated in Asturias, in the north of Spain.
Vázquez, in non-Spanish-speaking countries often spelled as Vazquez or Vasquez, is an originally Galician surname, in use not only in Galicia but all over the Spanish-speaking world.
Prieto is a surname of Spanish origin. It may refer to:
Caballero, the Spanish word for "knight" and a common surname, can refer to:
Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname. The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages, it is also a Sephardic surname; 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. The Peñas lived, originally, near a cliff or rocky land. Records indicate that the name derives from the Spanish word peña meaning "rock," "crag" or "cliff."
Godoy is a French surname coming from the Normandy region in France. It is derived from the Norman-French first name Gaudi meaning ruler. It is also a Spanish surname. It may refer to:
Martínez 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.
Lebrón is a surname originating in Spain, where it is most prevalent in the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. It is an augmentative of liebre. Lebrón is sometimes transliterated into an English given name as Lebron or LeBron, although these forms can also be derived from the French surnames Lebrun or Le Brun, meaning "the brown". People with the name include:
Roque is a given name. It is the Spanish version of Rocco. Notable persons with that name include:
Roque is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sosa is a Spanish surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, originating from the Portuguese Sousa. The Sousa Family is of noble and Visigoth origin. Portuguese people brought the Sousa surname to Galicia, and from there it spread in the former Spanish colonies. Sometimes, both variants are used to refer to the same person or family in old texts.
Ponce is a surname or part of a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aranda is a surname of Spanish and Basque origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Arce or Arze is a Spanish and also Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Carreras is a surname of Spanish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Peralta is a Spanish surname. It is also an Italian surname found in Sicily, Piedmont, and Tuscany.
López or Lopez 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". 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.