Meaning of the surname López
López is a Spanish surname of the patronymic type meaning "son of Lope". It is one of the 10 most common surnames in Mexico. Fourth most common surname in Mexico.
Formed from a father's given name with the suffix -ez, -es, or -iz, meaning 'son of'. Hernández is the son of Hernando, Martínez the son of Martín. About half of the most common Mexican surnames are patronymics.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so López appears as either half of a pair: López García, López López. Read how the two-surname system works.