Surnames

Surnames were often spelled in many different ways by the priest or scribe recording them. Since a surname can appear with several different spellings for a single person, it is necessary to standardize the spelling. Following is a list, in bold type, of some of the surnames in Mission 2000 as they are spelled in the system. Variations that appear in the old records but not in the system are listed in normal type. Because everyone’s computer does not have access to diacritical marks, accent marks have often been left out, especially for names that are commonly spelled without accents even though “correct” spelling rules say they should be there. When doing a search on any surname, it must be spelled as it is here in bold for the system to call it up.

Note: You only need type a few letters of the name for it to appear. Of course, you may get several names that have the same combination of letters. ( Example: the leters “gar” will produce the names Echegaray, Garay, Garces, and Garcia)

Note: Apache and Nijora servants and criados have been given the surnames of their Aposeedores@ for ease of tracking.

Note: The articles “de,” “del,” and “de la” were sometimes used and sometimes not used as part of the person’s surname, depending on individual choice and regional variances. Since there is no way to determine who used them as part of their surname and who did not, and for easier location in alphabetical listings, the said articles have been included after the given name in the given name field. They are, therefore, not recorded as part of the surname.

Albizu – Albiso, Albisso, Albisu, Albissu, Arbiso, Arbisso, Arbisu, Arbissu, Arbizo, Arbizu, Alviso, Alvisso, Alvisu, Alvissu, Arviso, Arvisso, Arvisu, Arvissu, Arvizo, Arvizu

Allande – Allende

Alvarado – Albarado

Amaya – Amalla

Amesquita – Amezquita, Amisqueta, Amizqueta, Mesquita, Mezquita, Misqueta, Mizqueta

Ansa – Anza, Anssa (this spelling used to distinguish those in the generation of Juan Bautista de Anza, the son, because all of them but him spelled it that way)

Anssa – Anza, Ansa (this spelling used to distinguish those in the generation of Juan Bautista de Anssa, senior because that is the way he spelled his name)

Arguellas – Arguelles

Aro(s) – (See López de Haro)

Azedo – Acero, Azero, Acedo

Baldenegro – Valdenegro

Beldarrain – Belderrain, Veldarrain, Velderrain

Bezerra – Becera

Borbón – Borbon

Bughocam – Bughoca

Cervantes – Servantes, Zervantes

Cosgaya – Cosgalla

Cuervo – Cuerbo

Duran – Durán, Dura

Echeverria – Echevarria, Echaverria, Echavarria

Elizondo – Elisondo, Elixondo, Lizondo, Lisondo, Lixondo

Encinas – Encina, Enzina, Enzinas, Ensina, Ensinas, Encino, Enzino,

Feliz – Felix

Fernandez – Fernández, Fernandes

Galvez – Galvez, Gálves

Gallegos – Gallego

Gandara – Gándara

Garces – Garcez, Garzés, Garcés

Garcia – García

Gomez – Gomez, Gómes

Gonzales – Gonzáles, Gonzalez, Conzalaz

Grijalva – Grijalba, Grixalva, Grixalba

Gutiérrez – Gutierrez

Haro(s) – ( See López de Haro)

Hernandez – Hernandez, Hernándes

Herran – Erran

Higuera – Higera, Iguera, Igera, Yguera, Ygera

Huvusitug – Huvusituug

Ibañez – Ibanez, Ybanez

Ibarren – Ybarren

Illescas – Yescas

Iribarren – Yribarren

Irigoyen – Yrigoyen

Islas - Yslas

Iturbe - Yturbe

Jacome – Jácome, Xacome

Jimenez – Jimenez, Jiménes, Ximenez

Leiva – Leiba

Lizalde – Lisalde, Lizarde (Elizalde is actually the correct spelling)

Lopez – López, Lopes

Lopez de Haro – Lopez de Aro, Lopez de Aros, Lopez de Haros, Lopez de Aroz, Lopez de

Haroz, Lopes de Aro, Lopes de Aros, Lopes de Haros, Lopes de Aroz, Lopes de Harox

Lujan – Luxan

Lujano – Luxano, Luxana, Lujana

Marques – Marquez

Martín Bernal – Martinez Bernal

Martinez – Martinez, Martínes

Mendez – Mendez, Méndes

Mendibil – Mendivil

Monreal – Monrreal

Muñoz – Muños

Murillo – Morillo

Neira – Neyra

Norocio – Norisio

O’Conor – Oconor, O’Connor

Olguin – Olgin, Holguin, Holgin

Oliva – Olivas

Orozco – Orosco, Orocco, Horosco, Horozco

Ortiz – Ortíz, Ortis, Hortiz, Hortis

Osuna – Usuna; Ozuna

Pañuelos – Bañuelos

Perdigón – Perdigon

Perez – Perez, Péres

Peziña – Peciña

Piñuelas - Peñuelas

Ponce - Ponze, Ponse

Ramirez – Ramirez, Ramíres

Reyna – Reina

Reyes – Reies

Rios – Ríos

Rita – Ritta

Rivas – Ribas

Rivera – Ribera

Robledo – Robredo

Rodriguez – Rodríguez, Rodrigues

Romero – Ramero

Ruiz – Ruíz

Saadamur – Sadamur

Salazar – Zalazar, Salasar

Sanchez – Sánchez, Sanches

Saenz – Saiz, Sais, Sainz, Sains, Saes, Saez, Saens

Sepeda – Cepeda, Zepeda

Siamo – Ciamo, Ziamo

Sigueirós – Sigueiros

Sinogui – Sinogue

Sotomayor – Sotomaior, Soto Maior, Soto Mayor

Tassmaqui – Tasmaqui, Taxamqui

Tisnado – Tiznado

Trejo – Trexo

Trujillo – Truxillo

Tubacsam – Tubacsan, Tubacssan, Tubacssam, Tubagsam, Tubagssam

Tuvushtutug - Tuvustutog

Urquijo – Urquixo

Uzarraga – Usarraga

Vacu – Bacu

Valdez – Valdez, Valdés

Valencia – Balencia, Balensia, Balenzia, Valensia, Valenzia

Vásquez – Vasquez, Vasques, Basques, Basquez

Velasco – Velazco, Belazco, Belasco

Verdugo – Berdugo

Villa – Via

Yañes – Yanes, Llanes, Jañez

Zamorra – Samorra

Zayas – Sallas, Sayas

Zeballos – Zevallos, Ceballos, Cevallos

Zelaya – Celaya, Celaia, Selaya, Selaia, Zelaia

Zepeda – Cepeda, Sepeda

Zubiate – Subiate

Zuñiga – Zuniga, Suniga