| Surname | Meaning | Built from | Type | Say it | How common |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar | place of eagles | Latin aquilare (eagle's nest, place of eagles) | From a place | ah-gee-LAR | top 50 |
| Álvarez | son of Álvaro | Álvaro (Germanic, possibly all + wars: guardian of all) + -ez (son of) | Patronymic | AHL-vah-res | top 50 |
| Ayala | from Ayala | Ayala (valley in Álava), possibly ai (slope) + ala (pasture) | From a place | ah-YAH-lah | top 200 |
| Acosta | of the coast | a+costa | From a place | ah-KOS-tah | top 200 |
| Alvarado | from Alvarado | Alvarado (town in Badajoz), possibly albar (whitish land) | From a place | ahl-vah-RAH-doh | top 200 |
| Ávila | from Ávila | Ávila (city in Castile), pre-Roman Abula | From a place | AH-vee-lah | top 200 |
| Andrade | estate of Andrés | Andrade (Galician place name, from Latin Andreati: of Andreas) | From a place | ahn-DRAH-deh | top 200 |
| Alonso | noble and ready | adal (noble) + funs (ready), the name Alfonso | Patronymic | ah-LON-soh | top 200 |
Browse all 140 surnames on the Mexican last names page, or see how the two-surname system works.