Top Ten Spanish Last Names

List of Spanish words of Germanic origin. ... it was borne by the last of the Visigoth kings and is one of the most important Spanish personal names of Germanic ...

The 10 most common Spanish surnames today cover about 20 percent of the population in Spain. Some originated from Germanic first names that were introduced in the country by the Visigoths during the 5th to 7th centuries, while others have Latin roots.

The 10 most common Spanish surnames today cover about 20 percent of the population in Spain. Some originated from Germanic first names that were introduced in the country by the Visigoths during the 5th to 7th centuries, while others have Latin roots.

López—858,736 (2.07%), Latin; Martínez—822,848 (1.98%), Latin; Sánchez—805,889 (1.94%), Latin; Pérez—767,962 (1.85%), Latin; Martín—489,357 (1.18%), Latin; Gómez—482,781 (1.16%), Germanic; People in countries with Hispanic surnames generally have two surnames today, a system that dates back to the upper classes in Castile in the 16th century.