This list of Hispanic surnames starting with D is based on the 2010 United States census.
We have only included surnames where at least 60% of the 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 “Spanish / Hispanic/ Latino”.
This means that our list is based on the self-declaration of heritage. Our cutoff of 60% is to be more sure that the last names were typically Hispanic.
Columns
The table shows you the number of people of this surname who declared on the census that they were Hispanic.
The next column shows the total number of people bearing that name. The percentage of Hispanic names is a simple calculation of the second column divided by the third.
The final column shows how common the surname is in the United States.
Related Lists
If you want to review all U.S. surnames, check out our general list of last names beginning with D.
You can also use our surname ranking tool to see how a specific name ranked in the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
Hispanic Last Names Beginning With D
In a shorter list of names from “Damian” to “Dejesus”, the surname of Davila is the most common.
Historically, Davila could refer to people from Avila in Spain. As “vila” is the Spanish for village, this name could simply mean “person from the village”.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Damian | 5,175 | 7,048 | 73.43% | 4,980 |
| Davalos | 6,361 | 6,894 | 92.27% | 5,079 |
| Davila | 40,815 | 44,388 | 91.95% | 774 |
| Daza | 1,686 | 1,993 | 84.60% | 14,862 |
| Dealba | 2,378 | 2,662 | 89.33% | 11,767 |
| Deanda | 7,837 | 8,600 | 91.13% | 4,126 |
| Dearmas | 2,069 | 2,360 | 87.67% | 13,007 |
| Deavila | 1,425 | 1,595 | 89.34% | 17,613 |
| Dedios | 2,025 | 2,784 | 72.74% | 11,335 |
| Degante | 860 | 868 | 99.08% | 27,707 |
| Degollado | 976 | 1,029 | 94.85% | 24,352 |
| Deharo | 1,666 | 1,731 | 96.24% | 16,575 |
| Deherrera | 2,216 | 2,719 | 81.50% | 11,560 |
| Dehoyos | 4,113 | 4,455 | 92.32% | 7,478 |
| Dejesus | 36,957 | 44,038 | 83.92% | 783 |
From “Delacerda” To “Delatorre”
In the section of names from Delacerda to Delatorre, the most common is Delacruz.
Delacruz comes from the Spanish phrase “de la Cruz”, which means “of the Cross”.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Delacerda | 2,952 | 3,395 | 86.95% | 9,573 |
| Delacruz | 55,697 | 72,109 | 77.24% | 458 |
| Delafuente | 6,079 | 6,996 | 86.89% | 5,021 |
| Delagarza | 9,865 | 10,759 | 91.69% | 3,334 |
| Delaguila | 916 | 995 | 92.06% | 24,982 |
| Delahoya | 667 | 687 | 97.09% | 33,280 |
| Delahoz | 784 | 835 | 93.89% | 28,552 |
| Delaluz | 1,919 | 1,983 | 96.77% | 14,930 |
| Delamora | 2,151 | 2,281 | 94.30% | 13,360 |
| Delangel | 2,645 | 2,729 | 96.92% | 11,524 |
| Delao | 5,852 | 6,515 | 89.82% | 5,343 |
| Delapaz | 5,207 | 6,404 | 81.31% | 5,436 |
| Delara | 1,599 | 2,340 | 68.33% | 13,101 |
| Delariva | 1,931 | 2,050 | 94.20% | 14,537 |
| Delarosa | 33,703 | 37,932 | 88.85% | 910 |
| Delatorre | 25,250 | 27,265 | 92.61% | 1,288 |
From “Delavega” to “Delrio”
Delgado is the most common Hispanic last name in this section of names from Delavega to Delrio.
The word “delgado” is Spanish for “slender” and originates from the Latin for “dainty” (delicatus).
Another common name in this section is “Deleon”, which refers to someone from the Spanish city of Léon in the northwest of Spain.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Delavega | 2,481 | 3,360 | 73.84% | 9,661 |
| Delbosque | 1,770 | 1,956 | 90.49% | 15,080 |
| Delcampo | 1,193 | 1,744 | 68.41% | 16,475 |
| Delcarmen | 1,208 | 1,566 | 77.14% | 17,864 |
| Delcastillo | 3,058 | 4,013 | 76.20% | 8,254 |
| Delcid | 5,674 | 5,933 | 95.63% | 5,827 |
| Deleon | 72,606 | 87,414 | 83.06% | 359 |
| Delfin | 1,179 | 1,902 | 61.99% | 15,406 |
| Delgadillo | 14,554 | 15,123 | 96.24% | 2,399 |
| Delgado | 122,971 | 132,985 | 92.47% | 221 |
| Delira | 1,601 | 1,727 | 92.70% | 16,601 |
| Deloera | 1,886 | 1,979 | 95.30% | 14,946 |
| Delosangeles | 896 | 1,217 | 73.62% | 21,470 |
| Delosrios | 1,011 | 1,079 | 93.70% | 23,532 |
| Delossantos | 15,117 | 19,131 | 79.02% | 1,880 |
| Delpino | 856 | 1,131 | 75.69% | 22,673 |
| Delpozo | 666 | 826 | 80.63% | 28,809 |
| Delreal | 4,117 | 4,311 | 95.50% | 7,701 |
| Delrio | 8,689 | 9,814 | 88.54% | 3,620 |
From “Deltoro” to “Disla”
Diaz is the most common name in this section. It was ranked 55th in the 2010 census across all names in America.
The name dates back to the Visigoth and is still very common in Spain.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Deltoro | 6,714 | 7,251 | 92.59% | 4,862 |
| Deluna | 8,756 | 10,182 | 85.99% | 3,508 |
| Delvalle | 10,437 | 11,816 | 88.33% | 3,033 |
| Delvillar | 1,703 | 1,853 | 91.91% | 15,734 |
| Dena | 906 | 1,139 | 79.54% | 22,559 |
| Deniz | 970 | 1,395 | 69.53% | 19,379 |
| Depaz | 3,813 | 4,137 | 92.17% | 7,995 |
| Depena | 793 | 893 | 88.80% | 27,110 |
| Deras | 2,413 | 2,567 | 94.00% | 12,136 |
| Desantiago | 6,641 | 6,864 | 96.75% | 5,100 |
| Desantos | 817 | 1,066 | 76.64% | 23,737 |
| Devora | 1,212 | 1,287 | 94.17% | 20,591 |
| Diaz | 321,772 | 347,636 | 92.56% | 55 |
| Diazdeleon | 1,772 | 1,868 | 94.86% | 15,639 |
| Diazlopez | 717 | 734 | 97.68% | 31,516 |
| Diego | 4,863 | 6,141 | 79.19% | 5,651 |
| Dieguez | 1,342 | 1,464 | 91.67% | 18,747 |
| Diez | 2,415 | 3,502 | 68.96% | 9,293 |
| Dilone | 944 | 996 | 94.78% | 24,961 |
| Dimas | 6,040 | 7,035 | 85.86% | 4,990 |
| Dionicio | 876 | 951 | 92.11% | 25,865 |
| Diosdado | 1,569 | 1,608 | 97.57% | 17,521 |
| Disla | 1,975 | 2,047 | 96.48% | 14,558 |
From “Dolores” to “Dutan”
Duenas is the most common name in this section.
There are also two variants, Duenas and Duenez, is also on this list in lower numbers. The origins aren’t clear.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Dolores | 1,302 | 1,638 | 79.49% | 17,283 |
| Domenech | 1,415 | 1,657 | 85.40% | 17,120 |
| Domingues | 1,800 | 2,823 | 63.76% | 11,197 |
| Dominguez | 111,060 | 119,304 | 93.09% | 254 |
| Dominquez | 1,504 | 1,652 | 91.04% | 17,151 |
| Donis | 2,181 | 2,884 | 75.62% | 11,026 |
| Donjuan | 1,079 | 1,103 | 97.82% | 23,135 |
| Donoso | 843 | 963 | 87.54% | 25,620 |
| Dorado | 4,831 | 5,345 | 90.38% | 6,367 |
| Dorame | 1,172 | 1,316 | 89.06% | 20,232 |
| Dorantes | 3,068 | 3,181 | 96.45% | 10,136 |
| Dorta | 809 | 960 | 84.27% | 25,684 |
| Duarte | 34,382 | 42,983 | 79.99% | 808 |
| Dubon | 2,972 | 3,223 | 92.21% | 10,001 |
| Duenas | 11,835 | 13,736 | 86.16% | 2,627 |
| Duenes | 785 | 850 | 92.35% | 28,158 |
| Duenez | 1,417 | 1,476 | 96.00% | 18,640 |
| Duque | 6,583 | 8,058 | 81.70% | 4,407 |
| Duran | 77,877 | 89,401 | 87.11% | 349 |
| Durazo | 2,200 | 2,395 | 91.86% | 12,856 |
| Duron | 5,201 | 6,037 | 86.15% | 5,741 |
| Dutan | 817 | 851 | 96.00% | 28,131 |
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