There seems to be a convention in Spanish-speaking countries that most newspapers in the United States follow but never explain.

Why are hispanic names hyphenated. The reason is a hyphen is not part of Spanish language and in addition a legal name must look exactly as it was originally registered. Instead the combination of our parents first surnames represents the unity of two families and the formation of a new one. They commemorated the combining of family fortunes and affiliations by marriage.

Filing information on clients with Hispanic names helps them with both. Spanish naming customs are historical traditions that are practised in Spain for naming children. Apart from this there are heritable surnames as well that are connected with a hyphen.

Some Staters I know at least 20 of them have hyphenated last names. However it is up to Hispanics to make sure their names. For example the president of Mexico Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is called President de la Madrid.

The Hispanic names are combined with a hyphen but can also be combined using y. Within the Hispanic tradition the woman does not change her surnames when she gets married. The two surnames names are ancestral with the fathers family name followed by the mothers family name.

This is the use of a mans second-to-last name as the name he is usually referred to by. Why are so many Hispanic surnames hyphenated. The two surnames are ancestral with the fathers family name followed by the mothers family name.

Also keep in mind that its becoming more popular amongst Hispanic cultures in the Americas to hyphenate the two surnames. The late premier of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens is referred. This is an attempt to avoid confusion when dealing with Anglophone countries that arent familiar with Spanish naming conventions.