[Opinions] Hispanic (Mexico) First and Last Names Common in the 1800s
I need Hispanic (Mexico) first and last names that would have been common in the 1800s.
First Names- MALE only please
Any suggestions are appreciated.
First Names- MALE only please
Any suggestions are appreciated.
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In my expirience, the same names that are popular today were popular back then. Some I've found are Garza, Elizondo, Martinez, Sosa, Garcia, Rodriguez, Amaya, Ruiz, Reyes, Villareal, Barerra, Trevino, Gonzelez, Iglesias
Though in some instances people only went by one surname, but in many documents they are refered to with bith their mothers and fathers surname (father's first, mother's second). It wouldn't have been uncommon to have multiple surnames. Though shortened, some names were originaly longer, like del la Garza, Del Rio, ect.
As for male first names, most of them have Jose as a first name and go by their middle name (same with Maria on women). Sometimes, they may have Maria as a middle name and go by their first name. Popular-popularish names would be Jose, Blas, Antonio, Jorge, Rafael, Juan, Manuel, Francisco, Luis, Miguel, Domingo, Pedro, Ignacio, Ramon, Tomas, Santiago, Marcelo. These ones constantly pop up when looking at 1800s Mexican historical records. If you want something real Mexican, use Guadalupe. I've heard Jose Guadalupe is a name that is a common traditional name in Mexico specifically. Theres also other religious ones like Jose Santos, Jose Maria and Jose Natividad.
Though in some instances people only went by one surname, but in many documents they are refered to with bith their mothers and fathers surname (father's first, mother's second). It wouldn't have been uncommon to have multiple surnames. Though shortened, some names were originaly longer, like del la Garza, Del Rio, ect.
As for male first names, most of them have Jose as a first name and go by their middle name (same with Maria on women). Sometimes, they may have Maria as a middle name and go by their first name. Popular-popularish names would be Jose, Blas, Antonio, Jorge, Rafael, Juan, Manuel, Francisco, Luis, Miguel, Domingo, Pedro, Ignacio, Ramon, Tomas, Santiago, Marcelo. These ones constantly pop up when looking at 1800s Mexican historical records. If you want something real Mexican, use Guadalupe. I've heard Jose Guadalupe is a name that is a common traditional name in Mexico specifically. Theres also other religious ones like Jose Santos, Jose Maria and Jose Natividad.
This message was edited 4/8/2024, 4:52 PM
I agree with all of this. To add to that last note, Mexicans are often named after the saint that corresponds to the day they were born on on the name day calendar, so you can use that for reference.
Here are some names from my own family tree in the 1800s:
Nicolás
Mateo
Eusebio
Julián
Amador
Fidencio
Pantaleón
Esteban
Librado
Francisco
Sebastián
Cirilo
Petronilo
Gumecindo
Ramón
José Ignacio
José Trinidad
José Julián
José Felix
José Camilo
José Manuel
Surnames:
Avila
Velarde
Galván
Zamora
Pérez
Serrano
Pardo
Cervantes
Mendoza
Villaseñor
Medina
Moreno
Vargas
Ramirez
González
Almazán
Esquivel
Soto
Téllez
Here are some names from my own family tree in the 1800s:
Nicolás
Mateo
Eusebio
Julián
Amador
Fidencio
Pantaleón
Esteban
Librado
Francisco
Sebastián
Cirilo
Petronilo
Gumecindo
Ramón
José Ignacio
José Trinidad
José Julián
José Felix
José Camilo
José Manuel
Surnames:
Avila
Velarde
Galván
Zamora
Pérez
Serrano
Pardo
Cervantes
Mendoza
Villaseñor
Medina
Moreno
Vargas
Ramirez
González
Almazán
Esquivel
Soto
Téllez
This message was edited 4/8/2024, 5:01 PM
I'm not knowledgeable about 19th century Mexico, but FYI you can find interesting historic names using findagrave.com (you could put in the cemetery location as Mexico, make up a year of birth and select +/-25 years).
Here is an example search:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=1800&birthyearfilter=25&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Mexico&locationId=country_45&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot=&page=1#sr-216144037
Some names that came up (born 1775-1825 and buried in Mexico) were Indalecio, Catarino, Sinforoso, Basilio, Ignacio, Ponciano, Epitacio, Silvestre, Alexandre, Gabino, Casimiro, Luciano, Quirino, Eustaquio, Vicente, Cenobio...
I sort of like Cenobio, Catarino, Casimiro, or Indalecio for a character. Jose, Diego, Manuel, Antonio would have been more common, though.
Here is an example search:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=1800&birthyearfilter=25&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Mexico&locationId=country_45&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot=&page=1#sr-216144037
Some names that came up (born 1775-1825 and buried in Mexico) were Indalecio, Catarino, Sinforoso, Basilio, Ignacio, Ponciano, Epitacio, Silvestre, Alexandre, Gabino, Casimiro, Luciano, Quirino, Eustaquio, Vicente, Cenobio...
I sort of like Cenobio, Catarino, Casimiro, or Indalecio for a character. Jose, Diego, Manuel, Antonio would have been more common, though.
This message was edited 4/8/2024, 8:48 AM
For the 1880's, I would stick with very traditonal names. Since most Hispanic people are Roman Catholic, many first names are those of saints. Here are some suggestions:
Jose
Luis
Miguel
Joaquin
Pedro
Martin
Antonio
Fernando
Nicolas
Alejandro
Gabriel
Andres
Tomas
Pablo
Marcos
Javier
Rafael
Mateo
Felipe
Daniel
Juan
Carlos
Salvador
Manuel
Surnames
Morales
Rodriquez
Lopez
Fernandez
Martin
Ruiz
Vasquez
Hernandez
Alonso
Sanchez
Garcia
Ramos
Perez
Blanco
Diaz
Serrano
Gonzalez
Novarro
Torres
Dominquez
Aquilar
Flores
For the most authenticity, you should use accents that I haven't added in some of the names above. Also, Hispanic people often have two surnames due to the fact that they take their mother's surname and their father's last name (eg. Maria Novarro married Joaquin Flores and they had a son named Javier. His full name would be Javier Flores Novarro.
Jose
Luis
Miguel
Joaquin
Pedro
Martin
Antonio
Fernando
Nicolas
Alejandro
Gabriel
Andres
Tomas
Pablo
Marcos
Javier
Rafael
Mateo
Felipe
Daniel
Juan
Carlos
Salvador
Manuel
Surnames
Morales
Rodriquez
Lopez
Fernandez
Martin
Ruiz
Vasquez
Hernandez
Alonso
Sanchez
Garcia
Ramos
Perez
Blanco
Diaz
Serrano
Gonzalez
Novarro
Torres
Dominquez
Aquilar
Flores
For the most authenticity, you should use accents that I haven't added in some of the names above. Also, Hispanic people often have two surnames due to the fact that they take their mother's surname and their father's last name (eg. Maria Novarro married Joaquin Flores and they had a son named Javier. His full name would be Javier Flores Novarro.
This message was edited 4/8/2024, 5:50 PM
This is a Facts not Opinions question......
I’m asking for suggestions for a character so it is kind of an opinion