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Clan Rising is the living atlas of European family heritage, built one people at a time. Spanish heritage is now on the map, the meaning of your surname, the homeland it came from, and the stories that travelled with it into the diaspora.
On the map
Where Spanish heritage sits in Europe
This is the homeland on the modern map. The names below already file here; the heritage regions that subdivide it, and the deeper map, are coming next.
Spanish names already in the atlas
- GarcíaThe bear-name of the Navarrese kings, now a surname for a continent.García surname meaning & origin →
- RodríguezSon of Rodrigo, the name of the last king of Gothic Spain.Rodríguez surname meaning & origin →
- MartínezSon of Martín, the soldier-saint who shared his cloak.Martínez surname meaning & origin →
- HernándezSon of Fernando, the king-name of the Reconquista.Hernández surname meaning & origin →
- LópezSon of Lope, son of the wolf.López surname meaning & origin →
- GonzálezSon of Gonzalo, and Castile's first independent count.González surname meaning & origin →
- PérezSon of Pedro, son of the rock.Pérez surname meaning & origin →
- SánchezSon of Sancho, 'the holy one', and a name of kings.Sánchez surname meaning & origin →
- RamírezSon of Ramiro, a name from the dawn of the Reconquista.Ramírez surname meaning & origin →
- TorresBy the towers, a name from the frontier of castles.Torres surname meaning & origin →
- FloresSon of Floro, or simply, the flowers.Flores surname meaning & origin →
- RiveraOf the riverbank, a name born by the water.Rivera surname meaning & origin →
- GómezSon of Gome, an old, plain name for 'man'.Gómez surname meaning & origin →
- DíazSon of Diego, and the name the Cid carried.Díaz surname meaning & origin →
- CruzOf the Cross, a surname taken in devotion.Cruz surname meaning & origin →
- ReyesThe Kings, for the Three Magi of the Epiphany.Reyes surname meaning & origin →
- MoralesOf the mulberry groves, the trees that fed the silk.Morales surname meaning & origin →
- GutiérrezSon of Gutierre, a Gothic warrior-name.Gutiérrez surname meaning & origin →
- OrtizSon of Fortún, a fortunate, Basque-rooted name.Ortiz surname meaning & origin →
- RamosThe branches, for Palm Sunday.Ramos surname meaning & origin →
- ChávezOf Chaves, a Roman spa-town on the Galician march.Chávez surname meaning & origin →
- MendozaCold mountain, and one of Castile's great houses.Mendoza surname meaning & origin →
- RuizSon of Ruy, the short road to Rodrigo.Ruiz surname meaning & origin →
- ÁlvarezSon of Álvaro, 'the all-guarding'.Álvarez surname meaning & origin →
- CastilloThe castle, the word at the root of Castile itself.Castillo surname meaning & origin →
- JiménezSon of Jimeno, a deep Basque name in a Castilian coat.Jiménez surname meaning & origin →
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