| Surname | Meaning | Built from | Type | Say it | How common |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bautista | baptist | bautista (baptist), for Saint John the Baptist | Religious | bow-TEES-tah | top 50 |
| Beltrán | bright raven | berht (bright) + hramn (raven), the name Bertrand | Patronymic | bel-TRAHN | top 200 |
| Barrera | barrier, clay pit | barrera (barrier; also barro pit, clay quarry) | From a place | bah-RREH-rah | top 200 |
| Benavides | from Benavides | Benavides (town in León), possibly Arabic ben (son of) + a personal name | From a place | beh-nah-VEE-des | regional |
| Balam | jaguar | Yucatec balam (jaguar) | Indigenous | bah-LAHM | regional |
Browse all 140 surnames on the Mexican last names page, or see how the two-surname system works.