Is Manila a common last name in Spain??

Question

I'm asking cause my boyfriend is from Mexico & the Spanish once ruled Mexico?Is Manila a Spanish word?Also,I asked my boyfriend what his race & bloodlines were & he told me "I am Spanish". i don't think this is true cause he is very Non Europeon looking,has pin straight jet black hair is short with Mongloid looking eyes & a round nose.His mane is Pedro Fernando & he insist he is of Spanish blood.Some people actually think he is from Indonesia or Cambodia or Samoa.What do you think???

Answer 1

Source: [9] - Data from December 1999.

García - 1,378,000 people (3.48%) (Of Pre-Roman origin, either Iberian or Basque. Garcia was a very common first name in early medieval Spain. It is a surname of patronymic origin, like most of the -ez ending Spanish surnames.)

Fernández - 851,000 (2.15%) (Son of Fernando, from Germanic Fredenand or Fridnand. Most of the common Spanish surnames originating from Germanic first names were introduced in Spain during centuries V-VII by the Visigoths, so almost all of them are from the Visigoth tradition)

González - 839,000 (2.12%) (Son of Gonzalo, from the Latinised form Gundisalvus, of Germanic origin)

Rodríguez - 804,000 (2.03%) (Son of Rodrigo, from Germanic Roderic)

López - 796,000 (2.01%) (Son of Lope, from Latin Lupus, meaning wolf)

Martínez - 788,000 (1.97%) (Son of Martin, also from Latin, derived from Martis, genitive form of Mars)

Sánchez - 725,000 (1.83%) (Son of Sancho, from Latin Sanctius)

Pérez - 709,000 (1.79%) (Son of Pedro, from Latin Petrus)

Martín - 459,000 (1.16%) (Martin)

Gómez - 440,000 (1.11%) (Son of Gome, Gomo or Gomaro, also of Germanic origin)

Ruiz - 321,000 (0.81%) (Son of Rui, variation or short for Rodrigo)

Hernández - 305,000 (0.77%) (Son of Hernando, variation of Fernando)

Jiménez - 293,000 (0.74%) (Son of Jimeno, from Xemeno or Ximeno, of unknown origin)

Díaz - 293,000 (0.74%) (Son of Diago or Diego, ultimately from Greek Didachos)

Álvarez - 273,000 (0.69%) (Son of Alvaro, from Alvar, also of Germanic origin)

Moreno - 261,000 (0.66%) (Brown-haired, tanned, brunet)

Muñoz - 241,000 (0.61%) (Son of Munio, of Pre-Roman origin)

Alonso - 206,000 (0.52%) (Son of Alonso, variation of Alfonso, from Germanic Adalfuns)

Gutiérrez - 170,000 (0.43%) (Son of Gutier or Gutierre, from Germanic Wutier)

Romero - 170,000 (0.43%) (walker, pilgrim)

Navarro - 158,400 (0.40%) (Navarrese, from Navarra; of Toponymic origin)

Torres - 134,600 (0.34%) (Towers; also toponymic)

Domínguez - 134,600 (0.34%) (Son of Domingo, from Latin Domenicus, ultimately from Dominus, meaning lord, master)

Gil - 134,600 (0.34%) (From older form Egidio; also patronymic)

Vázquez - 130,000 (0.33%) (Son of Vasco or Velasco, of Pre-Roman origin, either Iberian or Basque)

Serrano - 122,700 (0.31%) (Mountain Dweller)

Ramos - 118,000 (0.30%) (Branches; of patronymic origin, meaning 'born in or near the Christian festivity of Branch Sunday, or Palm Sunday')

Blanco - 118,000 (0.30%) (White)

Sanz - 106,900 (0.27%) (Variation of Sanchez)

Castro - 102,900 (0.26%) (Castle, hamlet, castro)

Suárez - 102,900 (0.26%) (Son of Suero or Suaro, of unknown origin)

Ortega - 99,000 (0.25%) (From Ortiga or Hortiga, a type of common plant from the nettle family; of toponymic origin)

Rubio - 99,000 (0.25%) (Blond, fair-haired; ultimately from Latin Rubeus, meaning ruddy, reddish)

Molina - 99,000 (0.25%) (Mill, place with mills; toponymic)

Delgado - 95,000 (0.24%) (Thin man)

Ramírez - 95,000 (0.24%) (Son of Ramiro, from Germanic Radamir or Radmir)

Morales - 95,000 (0.24%) (Place with abundant blackberry plants; of toponymic origin)

Ortiz - 87,120 (0.22%) (Son of Ortún; ultimately from Latin Fortunius, meaning fortunate one)

Marín - 83,160 (0.21%) (From Latin Marinus, meaning seaman, sailor)

Iglesias - 83,160 (0.21%) (Churches; toponymic origin)

Family names ending in -ez are typically patronymic

The top 10 surnames cover about 20% of population.

I think you are right about him maybe being narive mexican. I am Cuban/Dominican/Spanish/Irish.

Ortiz, Acosta, Garcia, O'Valley. I look like your average white girl, although I am not. Check into that, maybe he has a relative or something in spain.

Answer 2

No, manila is mor comon in the Philipins.

Answer 3

I have never heard anyone with that surname here in Spain. It may be a regional name in one of the other provinces but it certainly isn´t in Andalucia.

Just because his surname isn´t Spanish doesn´t mean he´s not of Spanish blood. You can´t go by names these days.

Answer 4

Pedro Fernando is definetely mexican.