It may also be helpful to check out the Ultimate Guide to Mexican Names.

Spanish middle and last names. A woman may take only her mothers surname. Thomas Smith y Jones. A habitational name from any of the places also from the meaning Fortified building.

The y is simply and. From the name of a place name near the town of Azpeitia in the Basque Country of Spain derived from Basque loi meaning mud. Spaniards do not have middle names but they do have two family names.

Alcazar Alvarez Da Rosa. If the last names are identical the same process should be followed with the first given name. The typical Spanish Latin Hispanic name consists of four parts.

Teresa is the name given at birth García is the family name from her father and Ramírez is the family name from her mother. Sometimes these two surnames may be found separated by y meaning and although this is no longer as common as it once was. There can be other additions as well.

In Spanish cultures people traditionally have 2 surnames. Take as an example the name of Teresa García Ramírez. For example my full name is Irene Corchado Resmella.

Our forms call for a First Name a Middle name and a Last name. Topographic name from fortress. A person for example may have two last names one from their mother and one from their father.