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Top 20 Popular Surnames in Spain
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The top 10 surnames cover about 20% of population.
| 1. | García - 1,378,000 people (3.48%) (Of Pre-Roman origin, either Iberian or Basque. Garcia was a very common first name in early medieval Spain. It is a surname of patronymic origin, like most of the -ez ending Spanish surnames.) | | 2. | Fernández - 851,000 (2.15%) (Son of Fernando, from Germanic Fredenand or Fridnand. Most of the common Spanish surnames originating from Germanic first names were introduced in Spain during centuries V-VII by the Visigoths, so almost all of them are from the Visigoth tradition) | | 3. | González - 839,000 (2.12%) (Son of Gonzalo, from the latinised form Gundisalvus, of Germanic origin) | | 4. | Rodríguez - 804,000 (2.03%) (Son of Rodrigo, from Germanic Roderic) | | 5. | López - 796,000 (2.01%) (Son of Lope, from Latin Lupus, meaning wolf) | | 6. | Martínez - 788,000 (1.97%) (Son of Martin, also from Latin, derived from Martis, genitive form of Mars) | | 7. | Sánchez - 725,000 (1.83%) (Son of Sancho, from Latin Sanctius) | | 8. | Pérez - 709,000 (1.79%) (Son of Pedro, from Latin Petrus) | | 9. | Martín - 459,000 (1.16%) (Martin) | | 10. | Gómez - 440,000 (1.11%) (Son of Gome, Gomo or Gomaro, also of Germanic origin) | | 11. | Ruiz - 321,000 (0.81%) (Son of Rui, variation or short for Rodrigo) | | 12. | Hernández - 305,000 (0.77%) (Son of Hernando, variation of Fernando) | | 13. | Jiménez - 293,000 (0.74%) (Son of Jimeno, from Xemeno or Ximeno, of unknown origin) | | 14. | Díaz - 293,000 (0.74%) (Son of Diago or Diego, ultimately from Greek Didachos) | | 15. | Álvarez - 273,000 (0.69%) (Son of Alvaro, from Alvar, also of Germanic origin) | | 16. | Moreno - 261,000 (0.66%) (Brown-haired, tanned, brunet) | | 17. | Muñoz - 241,000 (0.61%) (Son of Munio, of Pre-Roman origin) | | 18. | Alonso - 206,000 (0.52%) (Son of Alonso, variation of Alfonso, from Germanic Adalfuns) | | 19. | Gutiérrez - 170,000 (0.43%) (Son of Gutier or Gutierre, from Germanic Wutier) | | 20. | Romero - 170,000 (0.43%) (walker, pilgrim) |
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