100 Examples of Patronymic Nouns

Patronymic Nouns

The patronymic nouns are those that derive from a own name, which formerly was that of the father or another ancestor, and which indicate belonging to a lineage or a filiation. At present, they are fully recognized as surnames.

In Spanish, the best known patronyms are those that are formed with a proper name + the ending -ez. For instance: Fernández, Estévez, Pérez.

They can also be formed with -az, -iz, -oz, -uz. For instance: Díaz, Ortiz, Muñoz, Orduz. All these endings are recognized as "son of."

Due to the loans derived from contacts with other languages ​​(such as Portuguese and Basque) in periods in which Spanish was still in training, it is possible to recognize variants in the most common. For example: for the last name Fernandez alternatives are also presented Fernandesand Fernandiz.

Examples of Spanish patronymic surnames

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