Re: [DL] Spanish Family Names

[greywolf <ragnar@lewiston.com>]

>> GENERAL ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE SANTA ANNA PEREZ DE LEBRON
>> 
>I have a general, Hispanic naming convention question.  I'm fairly sure the
>given name is the first one and IIRC the mother's family name is in there
>somewhere but can someone explain where all these names come from?  In a
>linguistic (not the correct word but I can't remember what the term is for
>people who research their family history) sense. 
>
>Thanks
>
>Jim
>
>
   Well, I asked my girlfriend, who is from Madrid (the one in Spain) and
she said:
       The Lopez De Santa Anna is the father's family name (surname) and
the Perez De Lebron is the mother's surname.

Steve