If your family name represents an occupation, you know something about how one—or likely more—of your ancestors made a living. In English, occupational names, like Smith and Miller, are among the most ...

The official implementation of double surnames began with establishing civil registries in the 19th century. Yet, the tradition itself stretches back centuries. Alfaro explains that this practice ...

During Gov. Asa Hutchinson's near-daily briefings on the covid-19 epidemic in Arkansas, he and state health officials have reported case numbers in the Hispanic community based on a count of Spanish ...

For today, let’s discuss Filipino surnames and their history. Have you ever wondered why there are unflattering family names such as Ocoy, Baboy, and even Bacla and Gajasa? Or have you always assumed ...

Counts of "Persons of Spanish Surname" in the Southwestern United States were made by the U. S. Census in 1950 and are planned for 1960. Similar counts from other records can furnish numerators to go ...

Yakima County had the lowest turnout rate in the state in the August primary with just 19.6% of registered voters returning a ballot. Countywide turnout for voters with Spanish surnames was lower, at ...

The shifting balance of surnames in America reflects its rapidly changing demographics. Essayist Richard Rodriguez ruminates on the increasing occurrence of his own last name. Many Americans are ...

Mexico's cultural richness is also reflected in its last names, many of which have clear European origins. The Spanish ...

This paper presents cause-specific age-adjusted death rates by sex for the white Spanish surname populations of Texas and California in 1980. Comparative mortality data by sex are also presented for ...