The most common surname in Spain is García. This is followed by Martínez, Fernández, and Rodríguez… As you may have noticed, many Spanish surnames end in -ez.
The most common surname in the United States is Smith. Actually, the most common surname in just about every English-speaking country is Smith. As you may already suspect, the last name “Smith” refers to the blacksmith trade.
They are made of first name + first surname + second surname. Exactly. Spaniards do not have middle names, but they do have two family names. For example, my full name is Irene Corchado Resmella.
The two surnames refer to each of the parental families. Traditionally, a person's first surname is the father's first surname (apellido paterno), while their second surname is the mother's first surname (apellido materno).
In Spain and Spanish American countries, except Argentina, each person has two surnames. Traditionally, the first surname is paternal and comes from the father, while the second surname is maternal and comes from the mother.
Spanish surnames are often impressively long. That is because a child is given the surnames of both parents at birth. The first surname is that of the father, the second of the mother. In principle, then, children never have exactly the same surnames as their parents.
Within the Hispanic tradition, the woman does not change her surnames when she gets married. Instead, the combination of our parents' first surnames represents the unity of two families and the formation of a new one. Hence, both surnames carry great value for many Hispanics.
In Spain, you'll find a lot of guys with names: Santiago, Javier, Álvaro, Pablo, Luis, Domingo, Jorge, Ignacio, Alonzo, Pedro, and Martín. For ladies, some of the traditional common Spanish names are Cristina, Marcela, Lela, Alba, Laura, Selena, Paula, Ana, Catalina, and Sofia.
Spanish surnames (apellidos) first came into use around the 12th century when populations began to expand to the point where it became necessary to distinguish between individuals who had the same first name.
Cher. Born Cherilyn Sarkisian, the star legally changed her name to just Cher—without any last name.
Your middle name is the name that comes between your first name and your surname.
The most common family names in mainland China are WANG (王), LI (李), ZHANG (张), LIU (刘), CHEN (陈), with over 300 million people having one of these five names.
Many Americans also have a 'middle name', which is a secondary given name written between the person's first name and their family name. For example, Emma Marie CLARKSON's middle name is 'Marie'. Middle names are optional and are rarely used in daily life. However, most Americans have one or multiple.
As has been pointed out by many people, the lisp story is a myth. It is not lisp. It is just the way the z, and the c when followed by an i or an e, are pronounced in the Spanish of Northern and Central Spain. As to the pronunciation of Barcelona, in Catalan it is pronounced almost the same as in English.
Do you have a middle name? ¿Tienes un segundo nombre?
For those unfamiliar with the term, it refers to surnames that are based on the first name of a male ancestor. In this case, the names are formed by using the father's name and appending 'ez to the end to represent “Son of”