Last names (Apellidos) customs in the Hispanic world
How many last names do Spanish speakers usually have?
2 apellidos
surname, last name
Apellido
In English, we refer to a family by the father's last name, so for example, The Browns. What would a Spanish speaker call The Browns?
Los Brown
Teresa Catalina Castillo de Garcia is married. What do Spanish speakers call her family? (She took her husband's last name)
Los Garcia
Angel Navarete Sandoval has a family. What do Spanish speakers call his family?
Los Navarete
Luis Gabriel Montoya Sanchez Which parts of this person's name were chosen by the parents?
Luis Gabriel
How many of your classmates can you name (using their Spanish class names?)
Madi, Josue, Camila, Octavio, Liliana, Lucas, Daniela, Julio, Andrés, Carmen
Name
Nombre
first name
primer nombre
second name
segundo nombre
¿Nombre de chico o chica? Estefani
nombre de chica
¿Nombre de chico o chica? Raquel
nombre de chica
¿Nombre de chico o chica? Alejandro
nombre de chico
¿Nombre de chico o chica? Cristóbal
nombre de chico
¿Nombre de chico o chica? Gabriel
nombre de chico
Eduardo Garcia de Jesus + Yesica Garcia Muñoz = What will their children's last name(s) be?
Garcia Garcia
Luis Gabriel Montoya Sanchez Which part of this person's name was inherited from the father?
Montoya
Luis Miguel Perez Guevara To others, he would be señor _______.
Perez
Luis Miguel Perez Guevara + Rebeca Sofía Tulum Chavez = What last names will their children have?
Perez Tulum
first surname
Primer apellido
second surname
Segundo apellido
Luis Gabriel Montoya Sanchez Which part of this person's name was inherited from the mother?
Sanchez
You are a teacher. You have a student named Cristina Aguilera Faustino. You need to call her dad. How would you address him?
Señor Aguilera
You work in customer service. You have a customer named Miguel Angel Toriano Sandoval. How would you address him?
Señor Toriano
You are a teacher. You have a student named Cristina Aguilera Faustino. You need to call her mom. How would you address her?
Señora Faustino
Rebeca Sofía Tulum Chavez To others, she might be señorita _______.
Tulum
Which of their two last names do adults pass on to their kids?
just the first surname
When a couple has a baby, where does the baby get its FIRST surname from?
the father
When a couple has a baby, where does the baby get its SECOND surname from?
the mother
