So if you were called name lastname 1 y lastname 2 lastname 1 would represent your fathers fathers name and the lastname 2 would represent your fathers mothers name.

Puerto rican last names starting with s. This is some of the common las names of Puerto Rico. Spanish Gaelic Ria a provincial chief. Now have a look at these two top 100 baby name lists.

Puerto Rico used the Spanish practice of using the last names of both parents. Puerto Rico used the Spanish practice of using the last names of both parents. For example for boys check out a few of the islands city names like Aibonito Añasco Arecibo Arroyo Cataño Coamo Comerio Dorado Lajas Manatí San Lorenzo and San Sebastián.

A Native Puerto Rican or son or daughter of. Acosta Agustín Albino Alicea Almodóvar Alvarez Arroyo Ayala Báez. Spanish Name GAMEZ is a Latin spelling of its.

Answered 5 years ago. Fuentes French origin meaning spring dweller derived from. Tomas Rivera y Castro Upon marriage a Puerto Rican woman could choose to add her husbands last name.

Hi Erin the Y generally means that its the second last name taken from the husbands mother. It was a way of keeping both names in the family. Puerto Rican last names can seem a bit confusing but it is actually a gift.

Top 100 Puerto Rican baby names for boys. Maria Luisa Rivera Garcia You may find it written with or without the word y meaning and between the two last names. A child born would be given a first and middle name and then the first last name of the father.