Though Cuban people are Spanish spoken, they bear a unique naming tradition. They carry both their father and mother’s family name as their last name. Both are evenly significant and are obligatory for any official document, and women never change their family names after marriage. Even after migrating to other countries, many still follow the same tradition while naming their children.
This piece of article is about some last names of Cuban, which are prominent and used by people more often.
1. Abad (Civilized)
2. Abeita (Influential)
3. Abrantas (City)
4. Abrigo (Shelter)
5. Aguas (Vigilant)
6. Alameda (Guarded with tress)
7. Alberto (Dignified/ Luminous)
8. Almonte (Mountain)
9. Alvaro (A truthful person)
10. Amor (Love/ Adore)
11. Andino (Courageous)
12. Aragon (Valley)
13. Arguello (Tree shaded areas)
14. Armando (Soldier)
15. Artiles (High spirit)
16. Baeza (Superior)
17. Balasco (Raven)
18. Balles (Valley)
19. Banegas (Equivalent)
20. Bardales (Wrapped with thorns)
21. Bejarano (Town)
22. Belasco (Raven )
23. Belmonte (Beautiful mountain)
24. Beltram (Intense insight)
25. Benavides (God’s servant)
26. Berrones (An aquatic plant)
27. Bolivar (Meadow)
28. Bordon (Pilgrim’s servant)
29. Bracer (Maker of armor)
30. Briseno (Rising)
31. Cabello (Hair)
32. Cagigas (An oak tree)
33. Caldera (Vacant)
34. Calle (Street)
35. Calvillo (Bald)
36. Calvin (Hairless)
37. Cambron (Space)
38. Campillo (Countryside)
39. Candelaria (Candle)
40. Cardiel (Adorable)
41. Caudillo (A leader)
42. Ceballes (A knight)
43. Celestino (Heaven’s belonging)
44. Cerezo (Cherry tree)
45. Cerrillo (Hill)
46. Chavana (Shelter
47. Chicas (little girl)
48. Clervo (Male deer)
49. Claros (In a forest)
50. Cobos (Cave)
51. Colmenero (Beehive)
52. Conejo (A rabbit species)
53. Constant (Faithful)
54. Cuesta (Riverbank)
55. De Paz (Peace)
56. De Santos (From saints)
57. De ville (Valley)
58. Del Rosario (Garland of roses)
59. Delgadillo (Delicate/ Graceful)
60. Echevarria (House)
61. Escamilla (Small bench)
62. Escudero (Shield)
63. Espino (City of ancient Spain)
64. Esquievel (Behind the lemon trees)
65. Euseblo (Honor)
66. Facundo (Talkative)
67. Felipe (Friend of horses)
68. Fermin (Steadfast)
69. Flores (Latin word for flower)
70. Florida (Guarded with flowers)
71. Gerardo (Courageous)
72. Gomez (Path/Passageway)
73. Gordon (Fort)
74. Graciano (Beloved)
75. Granados (Pomegranate tree)
76. Guerra (war)
77. Hernandez (Daring)
78. Hidalgo (Nobleman)
79. Huertas (Garden/ a place filled with flowers)
80. Infant (Speechless)
81. Jacobo (Son of Jacob)
82. Jaramillo (A jungle)
83. Jorge (Farmer)
84. Jurado (To promise)
85. Ledezma (Broadminded)
86. Leiva (Great)
87. Lupercio (Wolf)
88. Madrigal (River bed)
89. Manuel (God’s soldiers)
90. Marciel (God of war)
91. Marmolejo (Marble)
92. Martinez (From Mars)
93. Melendez (Entire)
94. Milanes (Inhabitants of Milan, Italy)
95. Montero (Hill)
96. Moralez (Stream)
97. Mosquera (a fly)
98. Nicolas (Victory)
99. Obregon (Work)
100. Olavarria (Forge)
101. Oliveros (productivity/ Fruitfulness)
102. Ordonez (Fortunate)
103. Ortolano (vegetable garden)
104. Pardon (Pleasure)
105. Patricio (Noble)
106. Perqueno (Small)
107. Peralez (Orchard of pear fruits)
108. Ruedas (Wheel)
109. Solares (The Polish word for ‘Salt’)
110. Terrones (Small domain)
111. Trevino (A beautiful region of Spain)
112. Valdez (Brave)
113. Valesco
114. Vasquez (Descendant of Vasco)
115. Zacarias (Remembrance of Lord)
116. Zamora (wild olives)
117. Zorrilla (Fox)
Every Cuban last name provides a meaning and a unique history. While unfolding these meanings and history, you will know more about Cuba, it’s people, the tradition, their norms, cultures, and many more things you haven’t realized before.
