Re: Hispanic (Mexico) First and Last Names Common in the 1800s
in reply to a message by RamSolo
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.
Aside from you regular Joses, Ignacios and Franciscos, there's a lot of random Latinized Catholic (i think?) names scattered throughout, like Justo, Policarpo, Hermenegildo, Atenogenes, Teofilo, Silverio, Pioquinto, Macario, Eustacio, Leocadio, Sixto, Ireneo, Rumaldo, Tiburcio, Eutimio. There's always the common ones and then a random bunch of names that you've never heard of on one person.
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.
Aside from you regular Joses, Ignacios and Franciscos, there's a lot of random Latinized Catholic (i think?) names scattered throughout, like Justo, Policarpo, Hermenegildo, Atenogenes, Teofilo, Silverio, Pioquinto, Macario, Eustacio, Leocadio, Sixto, Ireneo, Rumaldo, Tiburcio, Eutimio. There's always the common ones and then a random bunch of names that you've never heard of on one person.
This message was edited 4/8/2024, 4:52 PM
Replies
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