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I was wondering in Spanish what are some really common last names, like smith and jones in English. ?
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Hi Anthony!
Common last names in Spanish.... I can only give you some that are common in Mexico as I don't know if they are common also in other countries. Gonzalez Martinez Gomez Sanchez Gutierrez Lopez Chavez Flores Hernandez Morales Nuñez Perez Ramirez Rodriguez Torres Of course there are many more but I think these are pretty common. Elaina |
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I think smith is herrero and I don't know what jones is.
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Smith can be Herrero (as a profession), but that doesn't mean it's a common last name.
According to my wife, three really common last names in Spanish are: López Pérez Sánchez Elaina's list is really good too. (those 3 are on it as well. )
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I agree. But Fernández it's also common.
Names with -ez means that it was son of..... (XIII century) Like -ova or -sen/son in other languages Perez son of Pero (pedro) Gonzalez son of Gonzalo Martinez son of Martín Gomez son og Gomo Sanchez son of Sancho Gutierrez son of Gutierre Hernandez son of Hernando Nuñez son of Nuño Ramirez son of Ramirez Rodriguez son of Rodrigo Fernandez son of Fernando ......... Torres, Flores have nothing to do with this. They are plurals |
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Awesome! Thank you guys.
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Guys you forgot one more: "Garcia".
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Hi anthony,
I live in greece, and one thing l always find amusing is translating greek surnames into english. In greek they sound perfectly normal, but once translated!!!!!!! well see for yourself. hondroyianni = fatjohn leptokaridi = thinwalnut skordo = garlic kaisaris = forest hamilomatis = low eyes angelopoulos= angel bird Here is just a handful, there are hundreds very similar. Debbie |
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Haha, those names are pretty funny (not to offend anyone).
Danish names rarely have any meaning. It's kind of boring.
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Yeah, I would say that's the best equivalent in Spain for Jones in the States and Smith in England.
Do you remember Mr Jones (starring Richard Gere)? Great film.
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