| Surname | Meaning | Built from | Type | Say it | How common |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| García | uncertain, possibly bear or young | medieval given name Garcia, possibly Basque hartz (bear) or gazte (young) | Patronymic | gar-SEE-ah | top 10 |
| González | son of Gonzalo | Gonzalo (Germanic Gundisalvus: battle + ?) + -ez (son of) | Patronymic | gon-SAH-les | top 10 |
| Gómez | son of Gome | Gome+-ez | Patronymic | GOH-mes | top 50 |
| Gutiérrez | son of Gutierre | Gutierre (Germanic Walter: wald rule + heri army) + -ez (son of) | Patronymic | goo-TYEH-res | top 50 |
| Guzmán | from Guzmán | Guzmán (village in Burgos), possibly Germanic gut man (good man) | From a place | goos-MAHN | top 50 |
| Guerrero | warrior | guerrero (warrior, soldier) | From a trade | geh-RREH-roh | top 50 |
| Galván | son of Galván | Galván (medieval given name, Latin Galbanus or Gawain of Arthurian legend) | Patronymic | gal-VAHN | top 200 |
| Garza | heron | garza (heron) | Descriptive | GAR-sah | regional |
Browse all 140 surnames on the Mexican last names page, or see how the two-surname system works.