This list of Hispanic surnames starting with A is based on the U.S. census in 2010.
We have only included surnames where 60% or more holders declared that they were Hispanic.
Links To Other Lists Of Hispanic Names
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Notes About Our List
The U.S. census of 2010 included a question that asked if the person was Hispanic. This means that our list is based on the self-declaration of heritage.
We used a cutoff of 60% to be more sure that the last names were typically Hispanic.
Columns
The tables in this article show you the number of people of this surname who declared on the form that they were Hispanic.
The next column shows the total number of people bearing that name. The percentage is a simple calculation.
The final column shows how common the surname is in the United States. As you might expect, Smith is #1 and Jones is #2. Neither are on this list!
Related Lists
If you want to review all U.S. surnames, check out our general list of all last names beginning with A (regardless of race).
You can also use our surname ranking tool to see how a specific name ranked in the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
List Of Hispanic Last Names Starting With A
Let’s start with a list of names from Abarca to Acuna.
The most common U.S. name within this section is Abundiz, which ranked in the top thousand surnames in the 2010 U.S. census. It’s also a popular name in Mexico.
The origins of the name stem from the Latin word for “abundant”.
Aboytes and Acebedo also rank just inside the top thousand. The latter has origins in the old Spanish word for the holly bush.
The early families with this name would have lived in regions rich with holly.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Abarca | 8,830 | 9,363 | 94% | 3,780 |
| Abeyta | 4,731 | 6,046 | 78% | 5,734 |
| Abila | 1,190 | 1,379 | 86% | 19,567 |
| Aboytes | 872 | 921 | 95% | 26,492 |
| Abrego | 7,060 | 7,702 | 92% | 4,606 |
| Abreu | 14,935 | 17,998 | 83% | 2,008 |
| Abril | 1,861 | 2,379 | 78% | 12,921 |
| Abundis | 1,692 | 1,796 | 94% | 16,120 |
| Abundiz | 758 | 786 | 96% | 29,878 |
| Aburto | 2,553 | 2,663 | 96% | 11,764 |
| Acebedo | 731 | 926 | 79% | 26,362 |
| Acedo | 1,080 | 1,236 | 87% | 21,228 |
| Aceituno | 947 | 1,026 | 92% | 24,404 |
| Acero | 1,557 | 1,735 | 90% | 16,544 |
| Acevedo | 48,034 | 51,351 | 94% | 665 |
| Aceves | 9,351 | 9,854 | 95% | 3,603 |
| Acosta | 92,538 | 103,418 | 89% | 302 |
| Acuna | 14,726 | 16,683 | 88% | 2,179 |
Hispanic names from Adame to Alarid
Aguilar is the most common name in this section, and ranked 134th in the 2010 U.S. Census.
There are many towns in Spain called Aguilar. The actual name derives from a Latin phrase that means “the place of the Eagles”.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Adame | 14,996 | 16,193 | 93% | 2,250 |
| Adames | 4,122 | 4,604 | 90% | 7,245 |
| Adorno | 3,197 | 3,783 | 85% | 8,686 |
| Afanador | 726 | 808 | 90% | 29,279 |
| Agosto | 4,845 | 5,619 | 86% | 6,103 |
| Agramonte | 871 | 975 | 89% | 25,381 |
| Agredano | 1,016 | 1,056 | 96% | 23,899 |
| Aguado | 2,029 | 2,371 | 86% | 12,953 |
| Aguas | 960 | 1,440 | 67% | 18,950 |
| Aguayo | 12,239 | 12,876 | 95% | 2,799 |
| Agudelo | 2,417 | 2,622 | 92% | 11,933 |
| Agudo | 697 | 921 | 76% | 26,492 |
| Aguero | 5,796 | 6,402 | 91% | 5,437 |
| Aguila | 4,772 | 6,103 | 78% | 5,683 |
| Aguilar | 174,053 | 186,512 | 93% | 134 |
| Aguilera | 29,866 | 31,581 | 95% | 1,109 |
| Aguillar | 725 | 762 | 95% | 30,600 |
| Aguillon | 2,828 | 3,076 | 92% | 10,453 |
| Aguinaga | 4,520 | 4,818 | 94% | 6,961 |
| Aguiniga | 919 | 980 | 94% | 25,272 |
| Aguirre | 73,903 | 79,517 | 93% | 401 |
| Ahumada | 4,598 | 4,937 | 93% | 6,829 |
| Aispuro | 1,953 | 2,019 | 97% | 14,713 |
| Alameda | 1,141 | 1,809 | 63% | 16,031 |
| Alamilla | 1,298 | 1,402 | 93% | 19,306 |
| Alamillo | 2,074 | 2,219 | 93% | 13,646 |
| Alamo | 2,807 | 3,448 | 81% | 9,433 |
| Alanis | 10,422 | 11,029 | 95% | 3,274 |
| Alaniz | 15,325 | 16,596 | 92% | 2,189 |
| Alarcon | 17,139 | 18,805 | 91% | 1,917 |
| Alarid | 786 | 1,055 | 75% | 23,920 |
Hispanic names from Alas to Aldrete
Alcala is the most common name in this section.
This name is Arabic in origin, coming from the historic Moorish occupation of Spain. It means a “fortress” or “fortified town”.
| Last Name | # Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Alas | 4,030 | 4,358 | 92% | 7,619 |
| Alatorre | 4,535 | 4,759 | 95% | 7,031 |
| Alavez | 1,046 | 1,065 | 98% | 23,750 |
| Alba | 10,666 | 13,347 | 80% | 2,699 |
| Albarado | 1,879 | 2,716 | 69% | 11,576 |
| Albarez | 684 | 777 | 88% | 30,165 |
| Albarran | 6,078 | 6,366 | 95% | 5,464 |
| Alberto | 4,759 | 6,528 | 73% | 5,335 |
| Albino | 2,301 | 3,453 | 67% | 9,418 |
| Albor | 1,031 | 1,093 | 94% | 23,300 |
| Alcala | 16,277 | 17,758 | 92% | 2,029 |
| Alcantar | 12,389 | 12,919 | 96% | 2,794 |
| Alcantara | 9,469 | 12,636 | 75% | 2,853 |
| Alcaraz | 10,776 | 11,616 | 93% | 3,098 |
| Alcazar | 3,795 | 4,219 | 90% | 7,847 |
| Alcocer | 3,418 | 3,693 | 93% | 8,867 |
| Alcorta | 1,429 | 1,561 | 92% | 17,911 |
| Alcoser | 871 | 976 | 89% | 25,356 |
| Aldaba | 893 | 963 | 93% | 25,620 |
| Aldaco | 2,818 | 2,953 | 95% | 10,797 |
| Aldama | 1,733 | 1,845 | 94% | 15,788 |
| Aldana | 9,302 | 10,362 | 90% | 3,448 |
| Aldape | 1,958 | 2,151 | 91% | 14,004 |
| Aldaz | 971 | 1,044 | 93% | 24,112 |
| Alderete | 3,545 | 3,903 | 91% | 8,464 |
| Aldrete | 1,610 | 1,830 | 88% | 15,889 |
Hispanic names from Alegria to Almodovar
Within this section, Alfaro is the most common. It fell within the top thousand names in the 2010 U.S. Census.
There is a town of that name in the Logrono province. The origins are Arabic and refers to a lighthouse or beacon.
| Last Name | # Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Alegria | 5,664 | 6,200 | 91% | 5,609 |
| Alejandre | 4,376 | 4,528 | 97% | 7,357 |
| Alejandro | 6,539 | 7,770 | 84% | 4,563 |
| Alejo | 5,305 | 6,339 | 84% | 5,486 |
| Alejos | 1,750 | 1,908 | 92% | 15,370 |
| Aleman | 20,907 | 22,927 | 91% | 1,571 |
| Alers | 845 | 1,147 | 74% | 22,436 |
| Alfaro | 33,317 | 35,725 | 93% | 975 |
| Alferez | 889 | 1,033 | 86% | 24,288 |
| Alfonso | 8,253 | 12,246 | 67% | 2,927 |
| Algarin | 1,546 | 1,768 | 87% | 16,305 |
| Aliaga | 829 | 926 | 90% | 26,362 |
| Alicea | 11,088 | 12,287 | 90% | 2,917 |
| Allende | 1,624 | 1,760 | 92% | 16,362 |
| Almada | 958 | 1,265 | 76% | 20,852 |
| Almaguer | 5,655 | 6,023 | 94% | 5,751 |
| Almanza | 13,940 | 14,708 | 95% | 2,454 |
| Almanzar | 3,855 | 4,095 | 94% | 8,097 |
| Almaraz | 8,021 | 8,404 | 95% | 4,215 |
| Almazan | 5,220 | 6,265 | 83% | 5,549 |
| Almendarez | 4,059 | 4,415 | 92% | 7,531 |
| Almodovar | 3,713 | 4,112 | 90% | 8,049 |
Hispanic names from Almonte to Anzures
Alvarez is the most common name in this section, and falls within the top one hundred names in the 2010 American census.
The name means “son of Alvaro”, and Alvaro is a family name that dates back to rule of the Visigoths over Spanish territories from the fifth to eighth centuries.
| Last Name | # Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Almonte | 10,981 | 12,128 | 91% | 2,958 |
| Alonso | 27,927 | 30,389 | 92% | 1,155 |
| Alonzo | 16,239 | 20,367 | 80% | 1,758 |
| Alpizar | 1,326 | 1,429 | 93% | 19,053 |
| Altamirano | 11,564 | 12,296 | 94% | 2,915 |
| Alva | 5,091 | 6,026 | 84% | 5,750 |
| Alvarado | 126,052 | 133,501 | 94% | 219 |
| Alvardo | 1,595 | 1,735 | 92% | 16,544 |
| Alvarenga | 7,503 | 7,973 | 94% | 4,449 |
| Alvares | 3,403 | 3,789 | 90% | 8,673 |
| Alvarez | 216,317 | 233,983 | 92% | 92 |
| Alvear | 1,565 | 1,781 | 88% | 16,214 |
| Alverio | 749 | 843 | 89% | 28,333 |
| Alvidrez | 2,466 | 2,634 | 94% | 11,886 |
| Alvira | 656 | 733 | 90% | 31,554 |
| Alvizo | 1,692 | 1,773 | 95% | 16,265 |
| Alzate | 1,647 | 1,800 | 92% | 16,087 |
| Amador | 20,070 | 22,370 | 90% | 1,603 |
| Amarillas | 887 | 960 | 92% | 25,684 |
| Amaro | 10,074 | 11,769 | 86% | 3,042 |
| Amaya | 31,275 | 33,218 | 94% | 1,057 |
| Ambriz | 10,119 | 10,445 | 97% | 3,416 |
| Ambrocio | 1,449 | 1,645 | 88% | 17,216 |
| Amesquita | 739 | 799 | 92% | 29,528 |
| Amezcua | 6,978 | 7,206 | 97% | 4,889 |
| Amezquita | 4,385 | 4,544 | 97% | 7,337 |
| Amigon | 669 | 682 | 98% | 33,450 |
| Amparan | 1,202 | 1,319 | 91% | 20,201 |
| Amparo | 1,240 | 1,553 | 80% | 17,980 |
| Anaya | 22,216 | 24,017 | 93% | 1,488 |
| Anchondo | 2,826 | 3,003 | 94% | 10,653 |
| Ancira | 783 | 894 | 88% | 27,081 |
| Andazola | 797 | 870 | 92% | 27,646 |
| Andino | 6,149 | 6,866 | 90% | 5,096 |
| Andrade | 50,852 | 65,037 | 78% | 516 |
| Andrades | 866 | 973 | 89% | 25,430 |
| Andujar | 3,410 | 3,773 | 90% | 8,700 |
| Andujo | 693 | 736 | 94% | 31,453 |
| Angeles | 9,675 | 14,128 | 68% | 2,559 |
| Anguiano | 15,764 | 16,479 | 96% | 2,208 |
| Angulo | 11,830 | 12,714 | 93% | 2,836 |
| Antigua | 667 | 743 | 90% | 31,211 |
| Antillon | 1,247 | 1,367 | 91% | 19,703 |
| Antuna | 1,270 | 1,413 | 90% | 19,210 |
| Antunez | 5,469 | 5,808 | 94% | 5,931 |
| Anzaldo | 709 | 849 | 84% | 28,176 |
| Anzaldua | 2,050 | 2,317 | 88% | 13,190 |
| Anzures | 1,265 | 1,411 | 90% | 19,229 |
| Aparicio | 12,757 | 13,437 | 95% | 2,680 |
Hispanic names from Apodaca to Aristizabal
Arias is the most common name within this section. This name has multiple reported origins in different regions of the world.
In Hispanic areas, it’s considered to refer historically to a farmer or someone who resided or worked on farmland.
| Last Name | # Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Apodaca | 9,593 | 11,280 | 85% | 3,202 |
| Apolinar | 1,823 | 2,052 | 89% | 14,528 |
| Aponte | 14,339 | 15,828 | 91% | 2,305 |
| Aquilar | 958 | 1,064 | 90% | 23,768 |
| Aracena | 1,002 | 1,049 | 96% | 24,031 |
| Aragon | 21,557 | 25,801 | 84% | 1,367 |
| Araiza | 6,705 | 7,095 | 95% | 4,956 |
| Arambula | 5,299 | 5,668 | 93% | 6,054 |
| Aramburo | 896 | 955 | 94% | 25,793 |
| Arana | 8,571 | 10,698 | 80% | 3,347 |
| Aranda | 17,519 | 19,298 | 91% | 1,861 |
| Arango | 6,355 | 6,998 | 91% | 5,020 |
| Araujo | 12,933 | 18,856 | 69% | 1,908 |
| Arauz | 2,012 | 2,156 | 93% | 13,981 |
| Arballo | 1,090 | 1,207 | 90% | 21,609 |
| Arbelaez | 1,015 | 1,103 | 92% | 23,135 |
| Arboleda | 1,695 | 2,157 | 79% | 13,976 |
| Arce | 17,068 | 19,464 | 88% | 1,844 |
| Arceo | 3,209 | 4,265 | 75% | 7,782 |
| Archibeque | 1,169 | 1,496 | 78% | 18,478 |
| Archila | 1,465 | 1,554 | 94% | 17,975 |
| Archuleta | 10,649 | 13,248 | 80% | 2,717 |
| Arcia | 765 | 891 | 86% | 27,164 |
| Arciga | 1,538 | 1,636 | 94% | 17,300 |
| Arcila | 1,040 | 1,096 | 95% | 23,251 |
| Arciniega | 3,302 | 3,478 | 95% | 9,352 |
| Arcos | 3,931 | 4,132 | 95% | 8,005 |
| Ardila | 829 | 912 | 91% | 26,695 |
| Ardon | 2,507 | 2,870 | 87% | 11,069 |
| Arebalo | 913 | 1,043 | 88% | 24,124 |
| Arechiga | 3,110 | 3,306 | 94% | 9,794 |
| Arellanes | 1,981 | 2,154 | 92% | 13,991 |
| Arellano | 46,156 | 50,104 | 92% | 687 |
| Arenas | 10,467 | 11,809 | 89% | 3,035 |
| Arencibia | 1,319 | 1,443 | 91% | 18,918 |
| Arevalo | 22,055 | 23,895 | 92% | 1,499 |
| Arevalos | 983 | 1,044 | 94% | 24,112 |
| Argote | 743 | 791 | 94% | 29,740 |
| Arguelles | 3,964 | 4,837 | 82% | 6,932 |
| Arguello | 7,729 | 8,518 | 91% | 4,160 |
| Argueta | 16,866 | 17,540 | 96% | 2,054 |
| Arguijo | 1,155 | 1,280 | 90% | 20,676 |
| Argumedo | 1,160 | 1,192 | 97% | 21,811 |
| Arias | 53,494 | 57,477 | 93% | 581 |
| Arispe | 1,886 | 2,108 | 89% | 14,227 |
| Arista | 1,155 | 1,315 | 88% | 20,239 |
| Aristizabal | 1,118 | 1,229 | 91% | 21,320 |
Hispanic names from Arita to Atilano
Arroyo is the most common name in this section, and falls within the top thousand names in the 2010 U.S. census.
There are many places in Spain called Arroyo. The origins of the word refer to a channel of water, often for farming e.g. irrigation.
| Last Name | # Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Arita | 1,225 | 1,673 | 73% | 16,984 |
| Ariza | 3,039 | 3,316 | 92% | 9,770 |
| Arizaga | 1,111 | 1,144 | 97% | 22,481 |
| Arizmendi | 3,236 | 3,432 | 94% | 9,479 |
| Arizpe | 1,283 | 1,359 | 94% | 19,796 |
| Arjona | 1,221 | 1,388 | 88% | 19,469 |
| Armas | 4,987 | 6,002 | 83% | 5,773 |
| Armendarez | 683 | 755 | 90% | 30,825 |
| Armendariz | 11,680 | 12,423 | 94% | 2,892 |
| Armenta | 13,647 | 15,078 | 91% | 2,406 |
| Armijo | 7,036 | 8,372 | 84% | 4,232 |
| Arocha | 1,456 | 1,670 | 87% | 17,014 |
| Arocho | 2,495 | 2,703 | 92% | 11,610 |
| Aros | 667 | 885 | 75% | 27,303 |
| Arrazola | 727 | 778 | 93% | 30,139 |
| Arreaga | 1,293 | 1,362 | 95% | 19,763 |
| Arredondo | 27,528 | 29,173 | 94% | 1,212 |
| Arreguin | 6,155 | 6,501 | 95% | 5,356 |
| Arrellano | 905 | 988 | 92% | 25,115 |
| Arreola | 20,506 | 21,540 | 95% | 1,673 |
| Arriaga | 18,263 | 19,236 | 95% | 1,865 |
| Arriaza | 1,331 | 1,387 | 96% | 19,480 |
| Arrieta | 4,437 | 5,053 | 88% | 6,684 |
| Arriola | 6,289 | 7,877 | 80% | 4,503 |
| Arroyave | 787 | 852 | 92% | 28,100 |
| Arroyo | 47,228 | 50,614 | 93% | 678 |
| Arroyos | 811 | 861 | 94% | 27,869 |
| Arteaga | 18,556 | 19,410 | 96% | 1,848 |
| Artiaga | 1,175 | 1,398 | 84% | 19,348 |
| Artiga | 1,451 | 1,504 | 96% | 18,411 |
| Artiles | 921 | 988 | 93% | 25,115 |
| Arvelo | 1,065 | 1,180 | 90% | 21,986 |
| Arvizo | 1,154 | 1,262 | 91% | 20,884 |
| Arvizu | 5,735 | 6,130 | 94% | 5,664 |
| Arzate | 4,751 | 4,906 | 97% | 6,858 |
| Arzola | 4,420 | 4,669 | 95% | 7,164 |
| Arzu | 750 | 1,140 | 66% | 22,543 |
| Ascencio | 7,510 | 7,832 | 96% | 4,526 |
| Asencio | 2,734 | 3,006 | 91% | 10,645 |
| Astacio | 1,326 | 1,457 | 91% | 18,804 |
| Astorga | 4,088 | 4,481 | 91% | 7,433 |
| Astudillo | 2,619 | 2,849 | 92% | 11,127 |
| Atencio | 3,319 | 4,456 | 74% | 7,477 |
| Atilano | 2,443 | 2,665 | 92% | 11,753 |
Hispanic names from Avalos to Azua
The name of Avila is the most common surname in this section.
There is an area of the same name in the Castile region of Spain. The ultimate origin may stem from the Spanish word for a village.
| Last Name | # Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Avalos | 35,382 | 36,922 | 96% | 940 |
| Avelar | 6,835 | 7,564 | 90% | 4,692 |
| Avelino | 997 | 1,525 | 65% | 18,237 |
| Avellaneda | 2,004 | 2,090 | 96% | 14,316 |
| Avendano | 5,631 | 6,086 | 93% | 5,695 |
| Avila | 88,517 | 97,314 | 91% | 318 |
| Aviles | 23,733 | 25,716 | 92% | 1,375 |
| Avilez | 3,457 | 3,771 | 92% | 8,705 |
| Avina | 8,434 | 9,122 | 92% | 3,891 |
| Avitia | 3,624 | 3,745 | 97% | 8,758 |
| Ayala | 87,146 | 92,463 | 94% | 333 |
| Aybar | 1,547 | 1,733 | 89% | 16,560 |
| Ayon | 4,650 | 4,937 | 94% | 6,829 |
| Azcona | 1,139 | 1,242 | 92% | 21,144 |
| Azpeitia | 990 | 1,053 | 94% | 23,957 |
| Azua | 1,237 | 1,309 | 95% | 20,309 |
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