Apellidos

Mexican last names starting with O

5 surnames beginning with O, 2 of them among the most common in Mexico. Each one shows what the name means, which language it was formed in, and how to say it.

Updated September 9, 2026

Surname	Meaning	Built from	Type	Say it	How common
Ortiz	son of Orti	Orti+-z	Patronymic	or-TEES	top 50
Ortega	nettle field	ortiga (nettle), from Latin urtica; also the name of a game bird	From a place	or-TEH-gah	top 50
Ochoa	the wolf	otso+-a	Descriptive	oh-CHOH-ah	top 200
Orozco	place of holly	orotz+-ko	From a place	oh-ROS-koh	top 200
Ocelotl	jaguar	ōcēlōtl (jaguar)	Indigenous	oh-SEH-lohtl	uncommon

Browse all 140 surnames on the Mexican last names page, or see how the two-surname system works.